Love After an Arranged Marriage: A Wealthy Family Alliance, No Long-Term Scheming, Slow-Build Romance, and a Light Ensemble Cast 先婚后爱豪门联姻，不蓄谋已久，细水长流，微群像

1. 1 甜 Sweet, Sizzling Kisses! After We Get Our Marriage License, He Kisses Me Red Every Night 甜欲肆吻！领证后夜夜被亲红温 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted Jiang Jinnian, the current head of the Jiang family, is known for his self-discipline and propriety, and his cool temperament. Even though the Jiang and Shen families arranged a marriage long ago, no one ever connected him with Shen Nanzhi. For years, Shen Nanzhi thought the same. Jiang Jinnian spent most of his time abroad. He was cold by nature and rarely came home, so the two hardly ever had a chance to meet. Even when they did, Shen Nanzhi always kept her distance. She never imagined that, b 45.4kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves

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   No surprises, not bad, the main cp and sub cp are very sweet

2. 2 初 A First Taste 初次尝鲜 Demon Bell妖铃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + both devoted + the male lead falls in love at first sight and becomes obsessed with claiming her] A dignified, secretly passionate corporate tycoon vs. a sweet, beautiful office worker Lin Yuan attends a friend's birthday party and gets drunk. By mistake, she walks into the wrong room and spends the night with a strange man. The next day, she takes one look at him and hurries off, afraid he'll demand she take responsibility. She thinks they'll never meet again, but the very next 195kReads8.5Score15.2kShelves

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   Good-looking [laughing] [laughing] [laughing]

3. 3 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 199.7kReads9.5Score24.6kShelves

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   Marriage first, then love. Before marriage, he was only responsible for her. After marriage, he fell in love with her unconsciously during their relationship.

4. 4 白 The White Moonlight Returns to the Capital, and the Crown Prince Kisses Her Until She Blushes Every Night 白月光回京，夜夜被太子爷亲红温 Wildfire Never Dies野火不熄Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet! Doting! Steamy! Flirty! Satisfying! Both are inexperienced! Strong possessive streak!] He Yutang is pure and obedient; Zhou Yanze is wild and uninhibited. They were like two parallel lines, destined never to meet. In a dimly lit bar, she pretended to stumble and felt his chest muscles. She flirted and ran, but his powerful hand, veins bulging, clamped around her slender waist. “Just one little touch was enough for you? Want to play something more exciting with me?” They fell passionately 35kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves

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   This book is so beautiful! Straight ball all the way! The first chapter is particularly exciting! The male and female protagonists kissed each other until their mouths were swollen! Sweet! Favor! Want! Tease! Cool! Very beautiful!

5. 5 我 I'm Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What's Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? 我都癌症晚期了，疯一点怎么了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted Original title: I’m Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What’s Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? Lin Qian, hailed as the most eligible young lady in the capital, was gentle, refined, elegant, and proper. She could read at three, write poetry at five, was exceptionally well-read, and excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Everyone who met her praised her without end. Lin Qian had been raised from childhood on the principle: “At home, obey your father; after marriage, obey your 24.9kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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   I originally thought that a marriage arranged by the family would mean finding an unfamiliar person to live together, and everyone would be on the same page. Unexpectedly, the stranger gradually turned into the right person. How lucky that both parties no longer have to live a life of respecting each other.

6. 6 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 96.4kReads9.5Score12.8kShelves
7. 7 京 A Marriage in the Capital, Still Strangers 京婚不熟 Drowning Boat溺舟Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted A true marriage-first, love-later story / Marriage between wealthy families / Five-year age gap / The powerful one learns to lower his head Clear-headed and gentle heroine vs. stern, fatherly hero When her older sister runs away from her wedding, Jiang Ni obeys her father’s arrangements and marries her would-be brother-in-law. Her new husband is the head of the top-tier Zhou family in Beijing. He’s said to be a workaholic with no worldly desires, cold and stern. He leaves on a business trip on t 93.4kReads9.0Score16.1kShelves
8. 8 傅 Professor Fu's Adorable Wife, the Class Dunce 傅教授的学渣小娇妻 The Smurf Who Loves Sunbathing喜欢晒太阳的蓝精灵Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Mutual Firsts, Marriage Before Love, Teacher-Student Romance] [An intellectually sharp, scheming older physics professor x a lively, spirited young designer] The night before the semester began: “Fu Yanli, for the sake of our marriage, could you give me a little more time to finish my homework?” The next day: “Su Youyou didn’t write a single word of her summer homework, so she’s losing eighty percent of her grade for class participation!” That night, Fu Yanli was kicked out of th 13.4kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
9. 9 沦 Falling Hard! A Kiss Out of Control 沦陷！失控诱吻 Branch and Sunflower枝与葵Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + the second male lead wins her heart + the ex chases her after the breakup, but she never looks back + both leads are inexperienced] Jiang Li found a revealing swimsuit photo on her boyfriend’s phone. A graceful figure, full of allure. It belonged to his female “best bud.” At the campground, Jiang Li watched coldly as they draped their arms around each other, acting like a couple. She gave a faint smile and turned to leave. “Jiang Mochen, you’re not my boyfriend any 26.2kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
10. 10 重 Reunited with President Fu, Who Loses His Cool and Pursues His Wife Every Which Way 重逢傅总破了防，花式追妻 Moon Rabbit兔魄Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Have Only Ever Been With Each Other + Rekindled Romance + He Pursues Her From the Start + Hopelessly Devoted Male Lead] What do you do when your gynecologist turns out to be your ex-boyfriend? What? You need an examination, too? Shen Qingyan's world comes crashing down, and all she wants is to run. But he keeps chasing after her and asking, "Will you get back together with me?" After she turns him down again and again, he makes a bold declaration: "If I ever ask you to get back toget 5.8kReads8.7Score436Shelves
11. 11 任 Any Wild Fantasy 任意妄想 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Devoted leads + sweet romance + age gap + possessive pursuit] [Wily temptress VS lovestruck tycoon] Also known as Any Wild Wish Irreverent blurb: Pei Wang is messed up at first and doesn't know how to love. All he knows is how to show it physically. Later, he'll make everyone jealous with how disgustingly sweet he is. Don't worry, dive right in, and enjoy the ride! The serious version: Pei Wang is famous in his circle for being aloof, restrained, and heartless. Every second is under his control 12.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
12. 12 太 How Awful! I Got Pregnant with My Archenemy's Baby Right After Our Marriage Alliance 太坏了！刚联姻就怀了死对头的崽 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [Pampered young heiress from Beijing’s elite circle X elegant, roguish young master, childhood friends, secret crush, marriage before love, both devoted to each other] Yin Huan is Beijing’s most beautiful, precious, spoiled, free-spirited wild rose. Every woman in Beijing envies her, and every man wants her. After twenty-two years of doing whatever she pleased, the news hits like a bolt from the blue: her family has arranged for her to marry into the Bo family, their sworn enemy! She hates Bo Xu 35.5kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves
13. 13 呀 Oh! He Read My Mind, and My Professor Husband Turned Into a Wolf 呀！被读心，教授老公化身为狼 The Thief Who Doesn't Steal贼不偷儿Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Completed!!! Read without worry! If this doesn’t make you swoon, I’ll eat my words~ [Sweet romance + fluffy fun + mind-reading + marriage first, love later + campus + professor + age gap + the aloof beauty willingly descends from her pedestal] A music student who looks sweet and innocent but has a wild inner voice (and moonlights as the writer of Smutty Novels) × a seemingly cool, reserved medical school professor who turns out to be secretly flirtatious once he opens up Jian You was secretly ma 4.5kReads9.4Score702Shelves
14. 14 娃 My Betrothed Suggests Dating Before Marriage, and Now I’m Completely Sold 娃娃亲对象提出先谈后婚，真香了 Xia Chu Wei夏初薇Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Both virgins + college campus + dating before marriage + love grows over time + sweet romance] (The score has only just been posted and will go up. Add it to your bookshelf if you like it, love you!) Sweet and well-behaved Chinese literature beauty × handsome, warmhearted young heir from a wealthy family When Lu Jingyu learned he had an arranged fiancée, he was stunned. Then he made a decision: he would date his intended first and marry her only if they were a good match. This was what he told 23.3kReads8.7Score2.8kShelves

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    I recommend these two books. They are not premeditated, but they can be considered to be sentimental over time. I think they are very interesting.

15. 15 会 She Throws Up at a Meeting, and Her Boss Insists on Taking Responsibility! 会议上孕吐，上司非要对我负责！ Happiness Is Me开心是我Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted The rating has only just started and will go up, so don’t worry!! [Sweet romance + adorable baby + marriage first, love later + lighthearted daily life + raising a child] Zhong Yi was the only female secretary by Jin Chen’s side. Because she was honest and proper, and wouldn’t dare entertain the slightest improper thought about the CEO, the female secretaries who tried to seduce him were fired one by one. In the end, she was the only one left. Zhong Yi didn’t want to lose her job, so she carried 21.2kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 留 Back from Studying Abroad, Miss Song Gets Married at First Sight 留学归来，宋小姐闪婚了 As Evening Falls夕阳向晚Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted Her lover got engaged to someone else, while his beloved had been absent for years. One blind date was all it took for them to hit it off. After marriage, they understood one another and lived like any ordinary couple. Just as their relationship began to settle into place and they fell in love, her man and his woman both appeared in their lives… So what if you’re his childhood sweetheart? I’m the one who’ll share his life from now on. So what if you’re his old flame? You were just a passing acqu 2.5kReads8.9Score140Shelves
17. 17 闪 A Flash Marriage Turns Into a Sweet Romance: Madam, Your True Colors Are Showing 闪婚成宠：夫人你的本性暴露了 Lan Gui澜归Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted The first thing Bo Yan thought when he saw An Shu was that she was quiet. Love wasn’t part of Bo Yan’s life plan, and marrying a quiet woman would make life a lot more peaceful. So Bo Yan married her. An Shu had heard plenty of rumors about Bo Yan. To her, they boiled down to two words: hassle-free. So An Shu married him. But the quiet one wasn’t quiet, and the hassle-free one was nothing of the sort! And then, they fell in love. 4.1kReads8.9Score325Shelves
18. 18 上 Double Happiness 上上禧 Liu Qi鎏旗Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Older Man + Secret Crush + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Song Xi had a good friend. Her friend said her second brother was rich and handsome, tall with long legs, and urged Song Xi to go on a blind date and win him over. Then she could become her beloved second sister-in-law. Song Xi got carried away and agreed. The good news: They slept together. The bad news: She slept with the wrong person. The crazy news: She got a marriage certificate with the wrong person. Whe 67.6kReads9.0Score10.5kShelves

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    The male protagonist had planned it for a long time and deliberately had a flash marriage with the female protagonist while concealing his true identity.

19. 19 新 After the Wedding, I Make Waves in the Heart of a Trillionaire CEO Every Day 新婚后，天天在千亿总裁心尖撒野 Le Miaomiao乐淼淼Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [Powerful CEO and streamer, pregnancy + whirlwind marriage + no melodrama + extra sweet] Song Keke has tens of millions of followers, a beautiful face, and a sweet voice. Known as the “Queen of Gaming,” she gets drunk and sleeps with Yan Ze, a trillion-yuan CEO, planning to get dressed and pretend it never happened. Forty-five days later, she throws up during a live broadcast of an awards ceremony, and the trillion-yuan CEO rushes out that very night to track her down. The normal plot would have 6kReads9.1Score826Shelves
20. 20 婚 Before Marriage: I’d Rather Marry a Dog Than You. After Marriage: Woof, Woof, Wife! 婚前：娶你是狗，婚后：老婆汪汪 Old Wang from Widow Village寡妇村老王Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A spoiled young playboy × a career-driven woman who's cold on the outside and warm within Marriage before love + shotgun wedding + whirlwind marriage + love growing over time + a forceful wife-taming technique + playboy heir + strong career woman Hua Yuchen is mistakenly diagnosed with pregnancy nausea, which leads to the unexpected discovery that Ling Miao is pregnant. That's right, the baby is his. But the two of them are bitter rivals who start cursing each other at the slightest provocation. 8.6kReads8.6Score819Shelves
21. 21 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 77.3kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves

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    Super [admiration]

22. 22 惊 What?! The Beautiful Girl Woke Up to Find Her Child Was Three! 惊！美少女一觉醒来孩子三岁！ Yu Yier余宜尔Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Published print edition: Nian Nian Xiang Xu] [Both leads' first love + adorable child + CEO + sweet romance + healing + villain] Original title: What?! A Beautiful Young Woman Woke Up to Find Her Child Was Three! At eighteen, Xu Chuniann confessed her feelings to her crush. After a night of drinking, she woke up six years in the future. From what she could tell, her twenty-four-year-old self was difficult and capricious. Her husband, whom she had secretly loved for years, had given up on her, a 47.2kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves

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    It's probably similar to Marriage First, Love Later. The female protagonist betrays her husband at the age of 24 and pursues someone else. She abuses her daughter and turns the male protagonist into a broken puppy. Later, her 18-year-old self passes through her 24-year-old body. In order to make up for it, she pursues the male protagonist again. The article has three men and three women.

23. 23 老 Darling, Please Fall in Love with Me 老公请和我恋爱吧 Sun Inch, Now Heart日寸今心Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The animated comic "I Woke Up and Had a Baby with My Nemesis" is currently airing. The short drama adaptation "Honey, Will You Fall in Love with Me?" has surpassed two billion views. [Both Pure in Body and Heart + Adorable Baby + Sweet Romance + Everyone's Darling + Heroine Transmigrates Eight Years into the Future] Ruan Tang, an invincible eighteen-year-old beauty, wakes up one morning to discover that she has transmigrated eight years into the future: She's married! Her husband is Leng Jing, t 11kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    Very pretty

24. 24 和 She Vanished for Three Years With Her Best Friend and Their Babies! The Crown Prince Chases Her Like a Puppy 和闺蜜带球消失三年！太子追成狗 Peerless Little Rich Lady绝世小富婆吖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Best friends marry into wealthy families + sweet romance + running away while pregnant + Beijing's princely heir + villainess awakens [Two couples + both leads are each other's first + both couples are doted on + male lead is aloof and abstinent at first, then breaks down and humbly kneels for love] Shen Xing Tong and her best friend married into Beijing's elite families! When they came to, they realized they were merely villainesses in a novel. Thinking of the grim deaths they might face, the t 4.2kReads9.0Score513Shelves

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    In the first book, two best friends are forced by their family to marry two brothers. The male lead and the female lead are very annoying, and the second male and female are even more annoying. In the second book, a secret love comes true, and Mr. Xue's love for Little Strawberry has always been very obvious.

25. 25 请 Please Flirt with Me 请对我撒娇 Dull Pear呆头梨Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Physical edition available for preorder on October 16 at 7 p.m.] Reunion after years apart + unrequited love fulfilled + marriage before love + both are each other's first Radiant violinist × devoted rising business tycoon Everyone in Haicheng knew that Xu Mei, the eldest daughter of the Xu family, had pursued Lu Zhiyan, the eldest son of the Lu family, for years without winning his heart. Later, Xu Mei finally got what she wanted, only to receive a photo of Lu Zhiyan kissing someone else on th 32.2kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
26. 26 满 Spoiled to Perfection 满分宠 Tang Xiaomiao唐小喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: I Chased Him for Three Years, and Now I’m Done. [His Regret Arc]+ [His Whole Family’s Regret Arc]+ [No Getting Back Together, No Forgiveness]+ [Sweet Romance, Both Are Inexperienced]+ [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] Everyone in Jiangcheng’s upper circles knew that Song Xingchen was hopelessly in love with Zhou Shixu. Even after Zhou Shixu was injured in a car accident and left paralyzed in bed, Song Xingchen still married him without hesitation. There was no wedding, no banque 1.2kReads7.8Score118Shelves

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    You can read these two books

27. 27 低 Whispered Seduction: Baby, You're the Only One I Love 低声诱哄，宝宝，我只喜欢你 Cheng Jingjing橙京京Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] On her wedding night, Qiao Shuyi was shoved into a raging fire by the man she had loved for over a decade. “If it weren’t for you, Manman wouldn’t have died! Someone like you belongs in hell!” Only then did she realize that the man who had always claimed to love her secretly hated her with all his heart. He had lain in wait for years, intent on taking her life to avenge the woman he loved. She thought she was about to die a miserable, lonely death. But just as 7.3kReads9.0Score681Shelves
28. 28 醉 After One Too Many Drinks, the Flirtatious Tycoon Turned Into a Needy Crybaby 醉酒后，撩精大佬成了嘤嘤怪 Mu Liuliu沐六六Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted Sweet, well-behaved heroine + doting romance + happy ending, with angst, affection, and healing. Su Shiqiao and Xiang Yan were childhood sweethearts, deeply in love and certain of each other. But a crisis at their family businesses drove the people who loved and cherished each other apart. Gu Xing'an, a rising star in finance, and Su Shiqiao were never supposed to be together, yet fate brought them together unexpectedly. Bonus scene: Gu Surui inherited his father's flirtatious eyes. Even at a yo 869Reads9.4Score120Shelves

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    A good book that is delayed by the title, worth reading

29. 29 追 Pursuing You Is Like Taming a Hawk 追你跟熬鹰似的 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Satisfying] [Brooding Boy x Martial Arts Girl] [Happy Ending] [Male Lead Is Crazy and Possessive] [Original title: Chasing You Is Like Taming a Wild Falcon] Quan Zhishui couldn’t understand why people from other schools beat up Wei Shixu every day, forcing her to rush in and save him from danger time and again. Later, she discovered that those people were being paid to do it. By Wei Shixu. “I’m done with you!” she said sternly, drawing a clear line between them. Wei Shixu grinned, utt 82.3kReads9.5Score13.2kShelves
30. 30 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Rugged bad boy + devoted boyfriend + overflowing hormones + guiding lover + sweet romance + nine-year age gap + food + kissing addict + both pure] A companion novel to Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Presented to the Princess [He cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every little thing like a devoted dad. She was raised to be spoiled, is hopeless at housework, and is a sweet, delicate little fairy.] Lu Zhuoyang always thought love at first sight was nonsense, jus 64.8kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves
31. 31 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 37.5kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
32. 32 半 Half Coaxed, Half Spoiled, I Fell into His Tender Trap 半哄半宠，落入他温柔陷阱 Ye Panxi叶畔溪Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet romance] [Whirlwind marriage] [Powerful man lowers his head] [Overwhelming possessiveness] (Gentle, elegant beauty / slow to warm up) ✖ (Steady, powerful man) Meng Jingsi was forced to break up with her first love and marry the “perfect man” her parents had chosen. She always believed in treating each other with respect and courtesy, and fulfilled her “marital duties” to the letter, leaving no room for complaint. Zhou Zhengyan held a powerful position, and countle 4.6kReads8.4Score423Shelves
33. 33 江 Did Lawyer Jiang Fall for Someone Today? 江律师今天动心了吗？ Green Mountain, Islandward Return青山归屿Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + lighthearted daily life + the powerful one gives in + both leads are devoted to each other] [Bright and outgoing sweetheart & aloof, steady lawyer with a protective, fatherly vibe] When Wen Ying first joined the company, she heard the young women in her department gossiping that the second young master was a talented, handsome rich man. At the time, Jiang Chenye’s name made no impression on her. She never expected that a year later, after meeting hi 37kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves

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    Marriage first, love later. There was no planning. They just got married after meeting once. The plot was very slow.

34. 34 白 Unfamiliar by Day 白日不熟 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 42.1kReads9.4Score6.6kShelves

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    These two books are super good, believe me, I highly recommend them!!!

35. 35 大 The Young Lady Courts Death, and Her Betrothed Comes to Save Her 大小姐作死，联姻对象来赎人 Gu Le骨乐Modern Romance687k WordsCompleted [Both From Powerful Families | Marriage First, Love Later | Flirtatious Push and Pull | Sweet Romance] [Noble, Aloof CEO x Delicate Rose of a Heiress] (The rating is only because the novel just came out. Read without worries!) Jiang Ruoli had been pampered since birth. The only bitterness she had ever tasted was in iced Americanos, and even her name carried her family’s hopes that she would be refined and well-mannered. . Who would have thought that she’d impulsively spend a night with her husba 10kReads9.2Score1kShelves
36. 36 予 I Give You Eternal Life 予你长生 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted [Extra-Sweet Romance + One-on-One Love + Eight-Year Age Gap + Mutual Love + Jiangnan Aristocratic Family + Childhood Sweethearts] The short drama of the same name is currently airing! [Gentle and Refined Eldest Son of an Aristocratic Family x Lively, Clever, Beloved Beauty] Yu Ci was raised by Fu Zeyi. When she called him Uncle, he gave her all his gentleness and patience. She knew he was beyond her reach. He was the eldest son of the Fu family, eight years older than her, and engaged to her aun 14.7kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    This book is about a marriage between Jiangnan aristocratic families. The male and female protagonists are both very gentle people.

37. 37 成 Three Days After Our Wedding, My Mortal-Enemy Husband Lost His Memory 成婚三天后死对头夫君失忆了 A Tall Building in the Northwest西北有高楼Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted [A clever, sly fox of a heroine VS a once aloof hero who gradually becomes humble] [Comedy / bickering couple / pretending turns real] At twenty, Pei Wenyu is out on the street when he is accidentally struck by a carriage and loses his memory. When he opens his eyes, a pair of cold eyes is staring at him from across the room. The woman is beautiful, but everything she does inexplicably gets on his nerves. Yet the servants tell him she is the wife he recently married. Suppressing his resistance, —Reads—Score6.7kShelves

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    [Grass has been planted][Grass has been planted]

38. 38 白 What's a First Love Compared to a Wife from a Political Marriage? 白月光哪有联姻老婆香 Mad Cultivator, Half a Fate疯修半缘Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Whirlwind marriage + married first, fall in love later + male lead reborn + second female lead takes the top spot + both leads are each other’s only one, extra sweet] In his previous life, Huo Che lived and died for his one true love. All he got in return was: “Even if you died a thousand times, it still wouldn’t be enough!” He was reborn the day after his one true love ran away from her engagement. Huo Che handed over a check and a clean-break agreement. “We’re even. Let’s never see each other 23kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
39. 39 闪 My Husband from a Whirlwind Marriage Is Sick! 闪婚老公，他有病！ Madman Mu慕疯子Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Flash Marriage + Obsessive, Sweet Romance + Long-Standing Schemes + Lovelorn CEO + Sharp Tongue + Comedy + Redemption + Mutual First Love] Chen Tianlu is from an ordinary family, but she has delicate features. When she accompanied her father to apply for a security guard job, she never expected to catch the eye of the powerful young heir to the Lu family in Jing City. Keeping up with the times, she went straight into a flash marriage! She thought she was marrying a handsome, rich man, but it tu 1.8kReads8.6Score212Shelves
40. 40 偏 Possessive Love: A Fierce Kiss for His Sweet Little Bunny 偏执宠爱，狠吻小娇兔 Wan Yang宛央Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted Wealthy CEO romance + an obsessive, lovesick male lead + devoted, sweet romance. A fragile, sweet little rabbit who seems easy to bully x a brooding, unwell, obsessive CEO An eight-year age gap. At twelve, Su Xingqian fell for Jiang Lin. At eighteen, Su Xingqian moved into Jiang Lin's house as his fiancée. By then, Jiang Lin was already the heir to a conglomerate worth hundreds of billions, noble and aloof. Su Xingqian was a little afraid of him, but she still loved him. Gradually, though, Su 2kReads6.7Score153Shelves
41. 41 重 Reborn as a Wild Rose, I Kissed My Best Friend's Younger Uncle 重生野玫瑰，强吻闺蜜的小舅舅 A Third of a Cloud云间三分Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Completed! Extra-sweet and delightfully indulgent! [Rebirth sweet romance, feel-good revenge, devoted husband, sly little flirt, devoted couples, happy ending] Cool, abstinent man in a suit vs. reborn wild rose In her past life, Zhu Youyou’s childhood sweetheart and fiancé schemed to steal her corneas and give them to her father’s illegitimate daughter. The two of them put on a sex show in front of her blinded eyes, then had her violated. Proud to the end, Zhu Youyou refused to submit and used a 12kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
42. 42 重 Reborn, the Lord of the House Is Once Again Spoiling His Little Ancestor 重生后，御爷他又在哄小祖宗了 The Moon Enters the Sea of Stars月入星海Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Reborn + eight-year age gap + punishing scumbags + sweet romance, both devoted only to each other] [No angst, all sweetness. The male lead is possessive and obsessive, but keeps his desires in check; the female lead relentlessly flirts with him.] Everyone in Harbor City knew that Master Yu had a wife eight years younger than him. After forcing her to marry him, he kept her in his villa and doted on her, cherishing her as if she might break in his hands or melt in his mouth. Yu Zhiyao, the eldes 372Reads8.9Score101Shelves
43. 43 不 Wasn't This an Arranged Marriage? Why Is President Pei Head Over Heels? 不是联姻吗，裴总怎么陷入热恋啦 Gu Jingqiu顾惊秋Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication, short drama now streaming on Hongguo / Completed / True Marriage Before Love / Elite Family Alliance / Slow-Burn Everyday Romance / No Angst] Lu Ning and Pei Shili got from their first meeting to their marriage certificate in just three days. Their families had arranged the marriage; they didn't know each other and had no feelings for each other. After the wedding, Pei Shili treated her with distant courtesy. Lu Ning thought he wasn't happy with the marriage and ho 5.1kReads8.7Score557Shelves

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    So delicious [blowing kiss][blowing kiss]

44. 44 茶 Tea Mist and Button Knots 茶雾氤盘扣 Dada Otter Fish哒哒鱼獭Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted A new bonus chapter has been added to the book club! [Both virgins | marriage first, love later | wealthy family alliance | slow-paced, gentle sweet romance] A gentle, nurturing lover ✖️ a direct, easily flustered beauty in a qipao When Wen Shuyu married Pei Qingxun, she thought she was simply honoring an engagement arranged by their elders. Before the wedding, he said, “Let’s treat each other with respect,” and she agreed. Though Pei Qingxun’s face was very much to her taste, she was sure she 6.1kReads9.0Score800Shelves
45. 45 吻 Kiss the Mist 吻云雾 Jade Longbow玉长弓Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted [Mutual first love, a true marriage-before-love romance, and he falls first] Su Yunwu marries He Mingxu for three reasons: 1. He's handsome, which makes meals more appetizing. 2. Their families know each other, and his elders dote on her. 3. He's aloof, busy with work, and has few needs. He Mingxu marries Su Yunwu because their families know each other well, she is beautiful, and she seems sweet and obedient. At the start of their marriage, both are quite satisfied. They hope to keep understandi 3.4kReads8.2Score475Shelves
46. 46 妹 Sweetheart! Don't Divorce Me! Your Husband Is a Brooding, Obsessive Yandere 妹宝！别离婚！你老公是阴湿病娇 Koi Gold Coin锦鲤钢镚Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation released] [Six-year age gap + spoiler comments + marriage by contract + sweet and steamy + both leads are virgins + secret crush becomes mutual] [Brooding, yandere CEO × catlike, adorably clueless girl] Wen Duo has a strange condition called “skin hunger.” When it flares up, only cuddling can ease it. A year into their arranged marriage, her cold contract husband will only hold her when her condition acts up, and even a kiss has to be initiated by her! Wen Duo feels terri 9.9kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
47. 47 闪 We Married in a Flash Without Knowing Each Other, and My Stuffy Husband Finally Gets It! 闪婚不熟，古板老公他开窍了！ Nangong Wuyue南宫妩月Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted Also known as: Married Before We Even Knew Each Other: My Old-Fashioned Husband Finally Gets It. Marriage first, love later * Powerful man bows to love * Gentle antique restorer × old-fashioned CEO with a fatherly streak * Five-year age gap Ye Wan and He Jingyan got their marriage license on the third day after meeting. A marriage of convenience, each getting what they needed. After the wedding, she did her duty as a wife according to their agreement, and she and He Jingyan treated each other wi 959Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    The first book has a long flow, and there are no misunderstandings. The first time I see the heroine being entangled, I will take the initiative to tell the hero. She is a cookie. The second book will have some minor misunderstandings. The heroine's baby is a little sensitive, but it is resolved in a few chapters.

48. 48 跟 After Marrying the Young Master of Tianjin’s Elite, the Whole Internet Goes Wild Shipping Us 跟津圈太子爷结婚后，全网嗑疯了 The North Wind Hasn't Slept北风未眠Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance, Both Pure, Marry First and Fall in Love Later, Six-Year Age Gap, An Old Flame Rekindled, The Powerful One Bows His Head] Movie star VS straight-laced man Dazzling beauty X restrained, fatherly type When Shi Wu was twenty, she landed the third female lead in a famous director’s film and shot to fame with her looks and acting skills. But the scandal that followed ruined her reputation and sent her crashing to rock bottom. He Jinglan is the head of a top-tier wealthy family, a 11.7kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
49. 49 他 His Iris 他的鸢尾 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Long-planned scheme] [Secret crush] [Sweet romance] [Devoted one-on-one couple] Pei Chi was a notorious playboy in the capital, a real ladies' man. Then, quite out of character, he agreed to the arranged marriage that the other privileged young heirs looked down on most. After the wedding, he came home late and left early every day, as if marriage had completely chained his freedom. The privileged young heirs were in an uproar. Ruan Yuan must be a tyrant! They had thought 53.9kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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    These books all meet your requirements and are very beautiful! [Strongly recommended]

50. 50 强 Forced Spoiling! My New Husband Cherishes Me Above All Else 强制娇宠！被闪婚老公捧在心尖宠 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone in their circle knew that Su Wanci, hailed as a “fairy among mortals,” had been kept by Fu Jingzhou for eight years. People all thought they were about to get married, but overnight, Fu Jingzhou cruelly clipped all of Su Wanci’s wings. He thought he could finally control her completely, keep her as a canary in a gilded cage, and possess her for the rest of her life. He never expected that she would turn around and marry Lu Yu, heir to a powerful family with a century of history, the one 14.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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