Male and Female Leads, Preferably a CEO Hero. They Marry First, Fall in Love Later, and He's Sharp-Tongued 男女主，男主最好是总裁，先婚后爱，男主毒舌

1. 1 先 Pregnant Before Marriage, the Abstinent Big Shot Keeps Stealing Kisses from His Pregnant Wife 先孕后婚，禁欲大佬又在偷吻孕妻 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance between two virgins + married first, fall in love later + pregnancy; gentle, sweet-natured designer x abstinent, protective, powerful man] Ji Mingyan is a gentle, alluring jewelry designer who has just graduated from college. Jiang Ting wears prayer beads and is a sinister, volatile “devil” feared by countless people. Even his relatives avoid him like the plague. A marriage contract binds them together, and everyone advises Ji Mingyan to take what she can get and leave. But when h 54.9kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds

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   The male protagonist in this book is incredibly sarcastic, but only towards everyone except the female lead. In front of her, he's a haughty, spoiled kitten, always vying for her attention regardless of the situation or who's around. He's basically a cat desperately seeking his wife's affection, often saying things like, "I'm so sad I could die!" He's practically the only one who can truly express his despair! But towards everyone else, his words are like poison, utterly merciless! The writing style is humorous and incredibly funny!

2. 2 昼 The Relationship Between Day and Night 昼夜关系 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Nan Zhi saw Fu Hanzhou again at her boyfriend’s party. What began between them was reckless, and what kept them together was surrender. A game for adults, a duel between two players. A dark game where no one makes it out alive. "Day and Night" 33.7kReads9.4Score4k14d adds

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   These two books are super good!

3. 3 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 79.1kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
4. 4 夫 The Madam Specializes in Putting Defiant Men in Their Place 夫人她专治不服 Bald Teacher秃老师Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published title: He Fell from the Galaxy] [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + heroine tames her husband] [Fair-skinned, gorgeous tigress × rebellious young master who falls for her on his own] To take back her company, Shen Qingci impulsively married Xi Xingye, the infamous young heir of the Xi family. Even three-year-olds in the capital could recite Xi Xingye’s list of misdeeds by heart. They said he’d once gambled away eighteen of the Xi family’s compan 19.3kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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   They're all super, super good! Highly recommend them, especially the first one.

5. 5 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 44.9kReads9.2Score5.4k14d adds
6. 6 未 My Amnesiac Fiancé Married Someone Else, So I Married His Younger Brother 未婚夫失忆另娶他人，我闪婚他弟 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Substitute romance, marriage first and love later, the second male lead pursues his wife after losing her, one-on-one] [Gorgeous beauty vs. wild CEO] The good news: Li Su’s fiancé, Huo Zhenzhou, has returned after going missing for three months. The bad news: He brought another woman back with him. Even worse: They’re already married! Huo Zhenzhou told Li Su, “I’m sorry. I lost my memory, and I don’t remember having a fiancée. I’m married now. Please forget about me.” Heartbroken, Li Su went to 15.9kReads8.2Score2.8k14d adds
7. 7 一 I Woke Up and Found Myself Married to a Jealous CEO 一觉醒来，我和醋精总裁结婚了 Falling Snow, Flying Fish落雪飞鱼Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted Su Yao went on vacation with her best friend. They only had a little to drink, but somehow she walked into the wrong room and slept in the wrong bed. When she woke up, her life had entered a whole new chapter. Suddenly she was getting a marriage license and getting married, with a husband she'd never expected. He came from a powerful family, was handsome and wealthy, and was the notoriously unapproachable CEO Shen Qingze, a man as cold as ice. And as luck would have it, he was also the person sh 5.7kReads9.2Score65814d adds

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   Good read!!! The first book is a sweet and heartwarming romance novel, about mutual unrequited love that blossoms into mutual devotion, brotherly love, and everyone is perceptive. The second book features a male lead with both high IQ and EQ, no exes, no misunderstandings, and the female lead is the male lead's white moonlight and the cinnabar mole in his heart. The female lead is both beautiful and intelligent, and the male lead trusts her completely.

8. 8 生 After Our Baby Trends Online, the Empire's CEO Comes Every Night to Soothe the Child 生崽热搜后，帝国总裁夜夜来哄娃 The Wind Is Warm风很暖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At the height of her career, top-tier star Shi Muran vanished without a trace. A year later, she reappeared in the headlines after giving birth in a very public fashion! The whole country went wild! The celebrity widely considered the purest in the entertainment industry was a mother? Netizens speculated about who the father was, when the empire’s most distinguished man suddenly appeared on a livestream. Shi Muran did her best to deny it. “It’s a misunderstanding. It’s not what you all think…” T 16.9kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
9. 9 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 5.6kReads9.4Score81314d adds

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   Both are quite good. The "arranged marriage to love" trope is really well-crafted 😳. The writing is excellent; these are high-scoring works, you deserve to read them 😘😘

10. 10 跟 After Marrying My Archrival, He Tricked Me into Having His Baby 跟死对头联姻后，他骗我生崽 Li Wu黎巫Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just came out. It'll rise, so don't skip my story just because the score is low, dears. I'll cry!) [Both have only ever loved each other | childhood friends | rivals | secret crush | marriage first, love later] [Quirky, tsundere heiress x scheming, sharp-tongued young master] Wen Luo and Song Sheng were famous rivals. One day Wen Luo spread a rumor that Song Sheng wet the bed. The next day, Song Sheng started a rumor that Wen Luo ate children. The Wen and Song famil 3.5kReads9.0Score38514d adds
11. 11 救 Help! My Husband, Who Married Me for Good Luck, Is Actually My Professor! 救命！冲喜老公竟是我教授！ Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Print edition forthcoming] [Both leads are each other's first and only + married first, love later + sweet romance + six-year age gap + no misunderstandings] [Ascetic university professor vs. lively surfing student] When Hua Yu was little, she met a fortune-teller. The old man told her that when she turned twenty, she had to find a partner born in the year of Ding Chou, the month of Ding Wei, and the day of Geng Xu. Otherwise, a terrible disaster would befall 23.8kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds
12. 12 穿 Reborn as a Wealthy Family's Wicked Stepmother, I Get Spoiled Rotten 穿成豪门恶毒后妈被宠上天 Little Peach.小小桃.Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted Wish-Fulfillment] [A Chaste, Staid Powerhouse × A Stunning Heiress] Jing Yun is fair-skinned, beautiful, and breathtaking. Yet when she wakes up, she finds she’s become the eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family, and the stepmother of a seventeen-year-old boy? In the original story, her scumbag father and stepmother join forces to bleed her dry. She despises her husband for his disability, his rigid and gloomy nature, and his cold indifference. She constantly refuses to share a 8kReads8.8Score87514d adds

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    Abstinent tycoon + stunning heiress 🚕🚕🚕

13. 13 穿 I Became the Fake Heiress, but I Just Want to Go Back to the Corner Shop 穿成假千金，我只想回去小卖部 Huang Mingwan皇明晚Modern Romance723k WordsCompleted Sorry, the author got the title wrong and can't change it. The title should be My Life as the Real Heiress: All I Want Is to Go Back to the Convenience Store [Fake and real heiresses + face-slapping + devoted couples + happy ending] This book has a male lead. Li Yinyin thought she had transmigrated into the daughter of a convenience store owner. As it turned out, she was actually the eldest daughter of the Wang family. But the family already had a fake heiress who had spent every day with her pa 7.6kReads9.1Score71714d adds

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    The female lead in the first book is quite good at roasting people, while both the male and female leads in the second book have sharp tongues.

14. 14 她 She's Going Crazy, He's Going Wild, and Their Dating Show Is Overflowing with Sweet Moments 她发疯，他发癫，恋综撒糖磕到爆 Silly Peach Canned Goods呆桃罐头Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Dating Show + Everyone's Favorite + Face-Slapping + Memes + Family Regret] [Genius Actress with Character Flaws vs. Rich Playboy with a Perpetual Smile] Chen Xi is the real daughter and villainess in a domineering CEO romance, where she is the pampered wife. In the original story, the fake heiress is gentle, kind, and well-educated, while the real heiress is a country bumpkin, dull-witted, and notorious for all the wrong reasons. After an unexpected awakening, Chen Xi q 1.1kReads8.8Score18014d adds
15. 15 乖 Be Good, Stop Flirting! President Xie Loses Control and Kisses Secretary Li 乖，别乱撩！谢总失控诱吻黎秘书 Mu Wanyan慕绾颜Modern Romance733k WordsCompleted [Bold, dazzling heiress VS sharp-tongued, scheming CEO | Two strong personalities flirting | Secret office marriage | Grown-up love] Everyone at the company knows Secretary Li is the only woman who dares to spill coffee on President Xie's suit. But no one knows she's also Mrs. Xie, the woman he pins to the bed by the waist late at night and calls “wife.” “Secretary Li, you're awfully bold. Do you think I won't punish you?” the man sneers, docking her year-end bonus. His gaze behind his gold-rimm 7.2kReads8.2Score60114d adds

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    This is so beautiful!

16. 16 救 Help! My Arranged Marriage Husband Came Home and Flirts with Me Every Day 救！联姻老公回国后天天撩我 Hua You花柚Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted Best Friends Series, Book 1: Spoiled by Him [Double wealthy families + sweet romance + one-on-one, both leads have no prior relationships + happy ending + married first, fall in love later + long-laid plans] [Truly haughty rose of a young lady vs. seemingly aloof heir to a powerful family] Jiang Zhi, eldest daughter of the Jiang family of Beicheng, is hailed as the most dazzling rose in the city: breathtakingly beautiful, bold and uninhibited, and accustomed to getting away with anything on the 7.4kReads9.2Score65514d adds

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    These are all CEO romance novels with very high ratings; they're super sweet!

17. 17 旖 A Sultry Marriage 旖旎婚色 One Thousand Five One一千五一Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Cool on the outside, hot on the inside male lead × bright, timid but brave female lead] [Secret crush + devoted couple + sweet romance + wealthy family] Su Ning has wanted Lu Chixu for ages, and finally confesses to him, in front of the entire company leadership. Then he fires her without mercy. That very night, she takes advantage of an opportunity and sleeps with Lu Chixu. Su Ning figures she came out ahead. Afterward, she prepares to run. She hasn’t even stepped onto the plane when she’s dra 7.7kReads9.0Score71314d adds
18. 18 灰 Cinderella? More Like a Black-Hearted Schemer! The Macau Tycoon Is Completely Smitten 灰姑娘？黑心的！澳圈大佬被钓晕 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Black-Bellied Cinderella vs. the Crown Prince of Aocheng: A Hypocrite and a True Power Player] Zhu Miaomiao came from a poor family. The only things she had going for her were her pretty face and her stunning dancing. Her grandmother was gravely ill, but her mother, who had married into a wealthy family, stood by and did nothing. At the words of one rich heiress, she even chose to give up on treatment. Zhu Miaomiao begged for help and got nowhere. Instead, she was humiliated, bullied, and tramp 6.4kReads9.2Score80314d adds
19. 19 和 After a Whirlwind Marriage to My Secret Crush, He Kisses Me to Tears Every Night 和暗恋对象闪婚后夜夜被亲哭 Jiang Shui Qiqi Ya江水柒柒吖Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later | Secret crush becomes real | Both leads are sexually inexperienced | Sweet romance] [Sweet girl x cool bad boy] Shen Xiying has liked Shang Ruzhou for eight years. The love letter she never gave him after high school graduation has always been a regret. She thought they would never cross paths again. She never expected Shang Ruzhou to become the man she impulsively married. - Shang Ruzhou never imagined he’d get married at twenty-four to someone he’d barely had any c 10.1kReads8.7Score1.3k14d adds
20. 20 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 61.9kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds
21. 21 禁 Abstinence Warning: Mr. Li Is a Hopeless Romantic and Too Easy to Tease 禁欲警告：厉总他恋爱脑，不经撩 Little Bun小面包Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because the novel just started getting reviews, so that’s normal.) [Abstinent Hero + Sweet Seduction + Childhood Sweethearts + Reunion After Years Apart + Intense Push and Pull] [A Sweet, Flirtatious Childhood Sweetheart and a Cold, Scheming CEO] Reunited after years apart, Li Xie is still just as he used to be: always teaching her, acting like her big brother, and playing the perfect husband! The only problem is that he’s allergic to contraceptives, so he’s spent half his lif 2.5kReads8.9Score21814d adds
22. 22 居 Mr. Fu Has Ulterior Motives and Plays His Moves Step by Step 居心不净，傅先生他步步为营 Xi Gong Qingye西宫清野Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance]+ [Marriage before love + secret crush comes true]+ [Gentle little bunny × restrained, deranged CEO]+ [Both virgins] Fu Yushen found Qi Nian crying miserably on the street in the pouring rain. Late at night, at a hotel. A powerful CEO from a wealthy family and a beautiful, down-on-her-luck star. What happened between them goes without saying. Many people said Fu Yushen was just having fun and would eventually marry a well-bred socialite from a family like his own. Others said Fu Y 1.1kReads9.1Score12514d adds
23. 23 备 Waking Up on the Night of Trying to Conceive! The Male Lead's Evil Ex-Wife Awakens 备孕夜睁眼！男主的恶毒前妻觉醒 Shallow Words, Thin Meaning文浅意薄Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted "Bold, willful beauty vs. cold-faced, sharp-tongued husband" "Both devoted to each other + everyday life + spoiled brat wakes up + childhood friends + imperfect, not a wish-fulfillment story + misleading female lead perspective + interspersed flashbacks" Shen Ting used to be cruel, foolish, brash, willful, selfish, and greedy. The Fu family adopted her and doted on her endlessly, but that still wasn't enough. During her most outrageous school years, she took over Fu Yunche's bedroom, spread rum 78.7kReads9.0Score10.9k14d adds

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    Whether he's sarcastic or not is unknown, but the male lead is a CEO.

24. 24 八 In the 1980s, She Enjoys Retirement and Gossips. What's Wrong with Being a Little Gloomy? 八零养老磕八卦，她丧点怎么了？ Snow, But Not Quite Pear Blossom是雪不似梨Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted (Down-in-the-dumps, gossip-loving heroine VS gentle, highly intelligent, cunning, fatherly hero) (Face-slapping feel-good story x gossip x mutual salvation) After perfectly completing the transmigrate-into-a-book missions as a vicious supporting character for ninety-nine lifetimes, Ming Lan had a spatial inventory packed with billions' worth of supplies. She had given up on love and only wanted to enjoy the gossip and retire. But she had transmigrated into a frail body like Lin Daiyu's. What was 6.1kReads8.5Score82814d adds
25. 25 队 Captain, Your Darling Wife Solved Another Case with Her Paintings 队长你宝贝老婆又靠画画破案了 I Don't Want to Be a Beauty不想做美女Modern Romance881k WordsCompleted [Good girl × police captain] [Everyone's favorite + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts + everyday public displays of affection + everyday crime-solving] Tang An'an, a second-year art student, married her childhood sweetheart, police captain Cheng Feng, and was specially recruited as a forensic sketch artist. From then on, she balanced school with solving cases. Who was the decomposing body dug up at a construction site? Why were old bones found in a basement? The entertainment industry's hott 25.2kReads8.9Score3.3k14d adds
26. 26 穿 After Becoming a Substitute, She Stayed Up All Night Studying the Nanny Handbook 穿替身后，她连夜攻读月嫂手册 Little White Snake in the Waves浪里小白蛇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After overworked office drone Ye Qingqing transmigrated into the role of a stand-in for someone’s one true love, all she wanted was to make money. When the domineering CEO told her to dance, she put on a white dress and started doing the hand dance. When he told her to sing, she shocked the bar with a song called “My Surname Is Shi.” When the woman he truly loved framed her, she handed over a job application, complete with an advanced nanny certificate. When a rich young lady tried to humiliate 16.7kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
27. 27 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 54.4kReads8.7Score8.7k14d adds

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    Although the male lead isn't sarcastic, it's really good.

28. 28 穿 A Transmigrate-Into-a-Book Heroine's Plan to Heal the Villain 穿书女配治愈反派计划 Yu Yier余宜尔Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [One True Pairing + Adorable Child + Powerful CEO + Sweet Romance] [Cold, scheming CEO Gu Hengzhi x Gentle, kind heiress Su Wanqing] Su Wanqing transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-school CEO romance where the hero spoils his wife without limits. Unfortunately, Su Wanqing isn’t the heroine. She’s the villainess who does every terrible thing imaginable, a colossal obstacle on the hero’s smooth road to winning the heroine’s heart. Her story ends with her family ruined and dead. The story’s 7.4kReads9.2Score53114d adds
29. 29 假 I Pretended to Seduce a Possessive Mogul, but He Took the Bait 假装勾引病娇大佬，谁知他上钩了 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Lovesick Obsession, Sweet Romance, Transmigrate into a Book, One-on-One and Faithful Couple] Xia Yuan transmigrates into a twisted novel and becomes the wicked supporting female character who meets a tragic end. Her only chance of survival is to cling to the deranged male lead. System: “Win over the deranged male lead, and you can go home!” Xia Yuan smiles sweetly. “I’ll make the deranged male lead the happiest person in the world!” - The deranged male lead builds a gold-wire cage with his own 24.9kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
30. 30 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 36.5kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
31. 31 重 Reborn, the Abstinent CEO's Little Flirt Is Sweetly Obsessed 重生后，禁欲总裁的小撩精甜疯了 Wen Shushu温舒舒Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + mutual flirting + light secret identities + face-slapping and crushing scum] [Charming, sweet, and flirty girl × domineering, devoted CEO] [No angst at all. A little awkward early on, but incredibly sweet later!!!] In her previous life, Shen Ruo gave her heart to the wrong man and ended up without even a body left behind. Only before she died did she learn that the man she'd tried every way to escape loved her more than life itself. Reborn, she tears into the fake sweet 3.1kReads9.3Score36714d adds

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    This is good; the male and female leads are quite funny.

32. 32 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 6.8kReads9.1Score96914d adds

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    Domineering CEO and game streamer

33. 33 挺 Pregnant and Proud! Kissing a Spoiled Rich Kid! Didn’t You Hate Him? 挺孕肚！亲纨绔！不是讨厌他？ Blondie the Lop-Eared Bunny with Tiny Feet黄毛小脚立耳兔Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted Wife, Baby, and a Warm Kang Bed [Shotgun wedding + love after pregnancy + sweet romance + everyday sweetness + raising a child + the male lead's secret crush comes true] [A seemingly soft and obedient beauty who's rebellious to the core VS a cool, flirtatious romantic who only pretends to be a spoiled playboy] In her previous life, she believed her stepmother and younger sister, mistakenly thinking Zhou Jibai had drugged her because he lusted after her looks, leaving her pregnant and forcing her 8.4kReads8.9Score71914d adds

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    The male lead is sarcastic; it's a rebirth story with a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love.

34. 34 与 Sharing His Bed 与他共枕 A Page of Fireworks一纸烟火Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted (Adapted into the short drama "Miss Xu, Don’t Settle". The Tomato-produced short drama "Sharing His Bed" launched on Tomato on November 26.) Shang Yiran and Xu Mubai have been married for five years, and have spent all five fighting. Three years into their marriage, Xu Mubai became pregnant. She tried to tell Shang Yiran, “Let’s make a real go of this.” He responded with cold indifference. After that, they each went their own way. One is cold, arrogant, and conceited; the other is stubborn and u 7.2kReads9.1Score55414d adds

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    A modern romance novel with a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The male and female leads have been married for five years, and their relationship has been tumultuous for just as long. Three years into their marriage, the female lead becomes pregnant and tells the male lead, "Let's make it work." Shang Yiran responds with indifference. After that, they go their separate ways. A forced relationship is never sweet. But sometimes, a forced relationship, given enough time, can become bearable.

35. 35 釉 Glazed Colors and Sandalwood 釉色檀香 Jasmine Tea With Pear茉莉塔加梨Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted Sob, the rating is low because hardly anyone’s reading. Please give it a chance, everyone! (Historical romance extras will appear from time to time.) [A cool, aloof Buddhist gentleman won’t stop pursuing me] [Both are each other’s first] [Sweet romance] Florentine Nightingale ✖️ Oriental Sandalwood Genius art restorer ✖️ Chairman of a Beijing business association Late one night in Florence, while restoring a fifteenth-century oil painting, art restorer An You discovers a yellowed Chinese marriag 55Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Don't let this rating affect you, really. The female lead is an artifact restorer, her childhood sweetheart suffers from amnesia, and the male lead silently protects her.

36. 36 青 A Childhood Friend's Kiss on the Corner of My Lips 青梅吻唇角 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Boyish, dependable He Jue × bright, “tearful” Wen Mi] [Both virgins ➕ college campus ➕ childhood friends and secret crushes ➕ childhood friend beats the new guy ➕ groveling for your wife ➕ sweet and flirty] Wen Mi got into Jiang Yanchen’s university for his sake. From then on, she wore white dresses and kept her long, straight black hair, all so she could become his pure and innocent girlfriend. Four years of loving him earned her one sentence: “Wen Mi? I find her pretty annoying.” Heartbroken, 26.2kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds

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    He Duidui and Mimi

37. 37 他 He Won't Be Tamed 他不驯 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Powerful leads + both leads are faithful + pursuing his wife + mutual devotion + redemption] [Powerful man who crashes into her life for love x movie queen who keeps saving herself] One-line summary: A story about two people who don't know how to love, clumsily learning to love each other. Synopsis: Jiang Jin was the world's ultimate calamity. He commanded the worlds of finance and arms dealing, reveling in the thrill of destroying everything. But Shen Yang had transmigrated into a book and 12.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    Living together before falling in love doesn't count as marriage before love.

38. 38 重 Reunited, I Became the Canary He Could Never Forget 重逢后，成了意难平的金丝雀 Ji Yao姬遥Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted [Forced Love + Powerful CEO + Rekindled Love + The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption + Two Strong Leads] “Shi Yu’an, you owe me more than a simple apology could ever repay.” When his kiss fell upon me, I didn’t pull away. He kissed me with the heavy smell of alcohol, seven years of resentment and longing, and a reckless, desperate intensity. His kisses were fierce and urgent, as if trying to fill in every blank from those seven years, as if he wanted to devour me and meld me into his very bones. 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is so sweet! The male lead misunderstood the female lead for seven years. After they reunited, he took revenge on her by making her "pay off her debt with her body." Later, he cleared up the misunderstanding, helped the female lead grow, and supported her in her revenge. Their love is so sweet, with mutual support, understanding, and trust.

39. 39 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds

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    It's so, so, so beautiful!

40. 40 顾 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Has Blocked You Again 顾总，太太又把你拉黑了 Qiao Shiyi乔十一Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted On May 20, Qiao Ruoxing posted on social media: Single and ready to mingle. P.S. Those in good health preferred. The picture was of a divorce certificate. Just like the time she married into the Gu family without warning, this stunt sent shockwaves through her social circle all over again. Taking a jab at her ex-husband's infertility after their breakup? Did she have a death wish? Who was Gu Jingyan? A ruthless man who could sue a media outlet into bankruptcy for spreading rumors. Would he reall 30.9kReads8.2Score3.7k14d adds

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    The male lead is sharp-tongued; the marriage of convenience blossoms into love.

41. 41 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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    All of them are super good. The first one is about a CEO, super good, super sweet, and with very positive values. Plus, the dialogue is hilarious. The second one has a male lead who's a director, a bit sarcastic, who remarries the female lead after their divorce. They're childhood sweethearts who separated due to a misunderstanding, and he dotes on her a lot. The third one is kind of a "growing-up" story; the male lead is the female lead's non-blood-related older brother from many years ago. He's had a crush on her since he was little, and it seems like he's been planning it for a long time. He's a policeman, and the female lead is also incredibly outstanding. I'm currently reading the fourth one, but it has also received high ratings online.

42. 42 有 Don’t You Dare Ask to Remarry 有本事别复婚 Milk Dipped in Sugar牛乳蘸糖Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [A sharp-tongued, proud has-been actress x a cunning, caustic new top-tier star of a director] [Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + childhood sweethearts + devoted to each other + sweet everyday romance] The second year after her divorce, has-been award-winning actress Jian Jing joined a lowbrow, raunchy dating show just to earn enough to get by. Who would have guessed she’d run into her ex-husband on set? As a newly popular director, he was lowering himself to direct such a trashy d 26.6kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds
43. 43 释 When the Locust Tree Knows to Return 释槐知返 Cha Jin茶槿Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued × resilient] [Detective × diplomat] [Long-planned pursuit] [Flirty tension at first, then some angst] [Mutual pining] [Both virgins] [Happy ending] Before she turned seventeen, Jiang Zhiyao’s memories of Xing Shi went no further than their distant childhood. In 2006, her father remarried. Holding Xing Shi’s hand in one of his and patting little Zhiyao’s head with the other, he said, “Call him your big brother.” Jiang Zhiyao obediently did as she was told, but young Xing Shi said n 10kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
44. 44 救 Help! My Handsome Senior in the Shared Apartment Is Flirting Like Crazy 救命！合租学长撩疯了 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] A socially anxious, skin-hungry softie × a cool, ruthless heartthrob with a sharp tongue The first thing Chu Yu did after moving into her new home was ask on social media: "What do I do if my live-in roommate is ridiculously handsome?" "I have no experience writing fiction. Can I learn from my roommate?" "What if I was watching a video and accidentally projected it onto my roommate's room..." "When my skin hunger flares up, can I go to my roommate for help..." They 59.3kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds
45. 45 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Princess Gives Up! 穿成恶毒女配后，公主她摆烂了！ Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Showbiz + CEO + Secret Crush + Married First, Love Later + Face-Slapping Everyone + Sweet and Satisfying] Jiang Yue transmigrated into a book. She became the villainess in a CEO romance novel. In the original story, she did every evil thing imaginable: drugging the male lead, abusing her biological son, who would grow up to become the villain, bullying the female lead, whom everyone adored, and tormenting the male supporting characters, who would all go on to become 37.8kReads9.2Score3k14d adds

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    This book is good; I suggest you take a look.

46. 46 认 After Mistaking My Marriage Match, He Can't Get Enough of Me 认错联姻对象后，他超爱 Puppy Cat小狗猫Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted Strangers to lovers after an arranged marriage / powerful man learns to bow his head / he can't get enough Gentle beauty & strict, stern big shot At first, Xu Qingwu thought her arranged match was a playboy. She figured it would be great: they could each do their own thing. She only found out at their premarital checkup that there'd been a mix-up. Her match was the playboy's uncle, Cen Xihuai, who was rumored to have no interest in women and to be a model of restraint and propriety. Right after 7.8kReads8.8Score99214d adds

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    This book is super good! It's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, and the male lead is incredibly doting on the girl later on. 😍

47. 47 扑 Leaping Toward the Rose 扑向玫瑰 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Roses and Hymns is now available] [Princess x daddy type: a mixed-race, spirited heiress * an older, scheming Daddy] [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + devoted couple + happy ending] Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Lu Jingran, is obsessed with playing the hero to Cinderella. Shen Jinyi decides to break off their engagement and find someone else. After much deliberation, she gathers her courage and approaches Lu Jingran’s older brother, Lu Huishi, 31.5kReads9.5Score4k14d adds

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    The male lead is a CEO, but he's not sarcastic. He's liked the female lead for a long time, secretly admiring her. Their relationship is very sweet after they get together. The female lead also has very positive values and is quite outspoken. I love stories where the feelings are mutual!

48. 48 谁 Whose Green Tea Is This Charming? 谁家绿茶如此迷人 Hai Ying海盈Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted Jiang Qia was transmigrated into a wealthy entertainment-industry novel as a sickly little green tea villain. She had used every dirty trick to seduce the male lead, pretended to be pitiful, bullied the heroine, and tried again and again to drug the male lead, only to suffer the consequences and end up in bed with the story's deranged villain. In the end, she married him and died a miserable death at his hands. When Jiang Qia arrived in the novel, she was already the villain's most hated wife. J 9.7kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    This is great.

49. 49 肆 Indulging in Sweet Romance: President Bai's Rose Came to Life 肆宠甜婚：柏总的玫瑰成精了 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] [Unworldly Rose Goddess VS fabulously wealthy Lord of Fortune] [Marriage before love + devoted couple + each other's one true love + super sweet] “She cares for all things, but I care only for her.” “She loves all living beings, yet her heart belongs to only one.” Yun Yao was born with an auspicious destiny and an extraordinary ability to ward off disaster. It not only led to her being taken in by the wealthy Qiao family of Lingwu City, but also caught th 13.6kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds

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    These three books all seem to be about arranged marriages that blossom into love; the couple gets married right from the start. The romance develops relatively quickly. The male lead is very doting, charming, and skilled at flirting. Purely sweet and genuinely charming stories are rare.

50. 50 家 The Wife My Family Arranged for Me Is Irresistible, and Mr. Fu Is Utterly Besotted 家里安排的老婆好香，傅总宠疯了 Twelve Bamboos十二竹Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + showbiz + wealthy family + both leads are inexperienced] Shen Tang transmigrates into a book. But she doesn’t panic at all. She’s only a background character, with nothing to do with the leads or the story’s plot. When someone offers to set her up on a date, she figures she’s never been married, so why not give it a try? And just like that, she has a whirlwind wedding with her blind date. Only to find out she married the male lead??? The male l 12.7kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds

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