Seeking Old-School CEO Novels with Plenty of Melodrama, Like Ximen Longting 求古早霸总文 有狗血成分的 类似西门龙霆那样的
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- 51 The Ice-Cold CEO Only Wants Kisses, Cuddles, and Cuddling Every Day 高冷霸总每天只想亲亲抱抱贴贴 [Hilarious Sweet Romance × Wealthy-Family Scheming] Male lead: A domineering CEO who hates women and a miserable rich kid. Female lead: A cheerful, lively firecracker and a tough girl who never lets anyone take advantage of her. Would you dare sign a contract worth five million a year? [A story of healing] When laid-back assistant Qiao Xiaomeng is forced to sign a “human catnip” contract: “Whenever President Gu crooks his finger, you have to hug him, anytime, anywhere.” “Cuddle for ten seconds, 285Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 52 My Years as the CEO's Executive Assistant 我在霸总身边当特助那些年 Li Xia has read countless novels as a fan of domineering CEOs. She used to think the CEOs in those books were exaggerated, until she got a job as an executive assistant to one. The CEO's assistant is an all-capable, tireless yet indispensable figure in CEO romance novels. Business, personal matters, love, company affairs: there's nothing Assistant Li won't handle. She has worked for countless domineering CEOs, always mindful of her professional code. Then she changed jobs again, and her new CEO 165Reads5.5Score1914d adds
- 53 Sweet Temptation! Spoiled to the Max! The Little Spendthrift Is Hounded by a Big Shot 甜诱！肆宠！小财迷被大佬缠疯了 (A timid, talented, playful husband-whipped wife + a doting, love-struck CEO who spoils his wife rotten) Watching the cannon-fodder supporting female character in a novel, who had every advantage, get used and brainwashed until she made a mess of everything and ultimately destroyed herself, Sheng Yichun couldn’t help lamenting what a waste it was. Who could have guessed she’d transmigrate into the character’s body the very next second? For the sake of a blissfully wealthy life in the future, she 513Reads7.5Score10014d adds
- 54 The Secretly Married Heiress Holds the Reins of a Powerful Family, While Her Uncle Dotes on Her in Silence 隐婚豪门掌权人，小叔闷声宠 Marriage Before Love + Age Gap + Powerful Man Bows His Head + Groveling to Win Her Back + Both Leads Are Inexperienced The cool, refined head of a wealthy family VS the easygoing, sweet-natured food streamer On the day the Ding family was marrying off a son, somehow Ding Ning ended up in bed with her sister-in-law's distant uncle, caught in the act. After careful consideration, the newly twenty-year-old Ding Ning married young. He was nine years older than her, but her sister-in-law was right: h 156Reads—Score10314d adds
- 55 When I Became the Secretary in a CEO Romance Novel 当我成了霸总文里的秘书 [Faithful to each other, 1v1, absurdly funny secretary × brooding, obsessive young master] Content warning: The male lead is a pervert who's coveted the heroine for years, but she's only interested in making money. There will be coercive scenes. The novel's values don't represent the author's own; I'm writing the tropes I enjoy. In her past life, no one understood her weird sense of humor. In this life, she's become the secretary to a domineering CEO. Putting herself in an NPC's shoes, when the 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Why Won't Mr. Long Check Out? 龙总为何不退房 [The short drama adaptation, Couple Play, has been scheduled for release! Tune in to Tencent Video on March 27!] The Zhulang Oster Royal Hotel is the only hotel in the world that caters exclusively to domineering CEOs. Long Qing owns the hotel and is the most domineering CEO of them all. They say no one can work for Long Qing for more than three months, but Yu Xianxian has lasted three years. Long Qing: “I want the hotel’s full guest list in three seconds.” Yu Xianxian: “Right away, Mr. Long.” 1.4kReads9.0Score16114d adds
- 57 Contract Marriage: The CEO Is Taking His Role a Little Too Seriously 契约结婚，霸总营业太上头 [Marriage Before Love]+ [Mutually Devoted Couple]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [No Romantic Rivalry Between Women] [Cold on the outside, warm-hearted, henpecked CEO × outgoing yet reserved, down-to-earth assistant] With her family pressuring her to marry and no luck at matchmaking, Ye Xingnan is suddenly handed a windfall: a big-shot CEO wants to marry her in a contract marriage? Five million and an apartment. He’s offering way too much to turn down! She’s determined to earn the money so she can bring her 98Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 58 I Became an Assistant NPC, and the CEO Can Read My Mind 穿成助理NPC，竟被霸总读心了 The fresh rating is out, and it'll go up later~ [Transmigrate into a book + inner thoughts + devoted couples + a CEO with a genuine stomach condition + someone else's System + the big shot turns out to be me] [A delicate CEO with a real stomach condition who loves hot water * a money-loving assistant who wears many hats and secretly complains] Sheng Tang transmigrated into a book, becoming a CEO's assistant in a romance novel she'd read before. After waking up as a CEO's assistant, she planned t 46Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 59 EN After the Domineering CEO Heard My Thoughts, He Started Craving Me 霸总读我心声后，馋上了我 [Dual Male Leads + Mind Reading + Lighthearted Comedy + Awakening + 1v1 Romance + Sweet Everyday Moments + Both Pure] Song Shi'an had worked diligently as the CEO's assistant for five years when he suddenly awakened and realized he was inside an old-school CEO romance novel! In the first half, the CEO torments his wife over and over; in the second half, he chases her and suffers for it. And Song Shi'an, as the all-purpose assistant in the book, can do practically anything! But why has the plot g 34.5kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
- 60 Yan Luo’s Sole Favorite: The Sweet, Bone-Deep Scent of Gardenias 阎罗独宠：栀子香漫蚀骨甜 [Sweet and coy beauty who knows how to draw people in × obsessive, dark-hearted King of Hell] The little princess of the Ling family gets drunk and stumbles into a top-tier private room, only to be pulled into the arms of the fastidious Lord Jin, who fondly demands a kiss! In a single night, a pure white gardenia falls into a dark abyss. “Be my woman,” he declares forcefully, closing in step by step. She struggles to escape, but he uses overwhelming force to trap her beneath his wing. “Wu Wu, yo 31Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 61 My Blind Date Turns Out to Be a Wealthy Heir 相亲老公竟是豪门继承人 [Complete: binge-read to your heart’s content] [Full-cast audio drama of the same name now available, featuring professional voice actors bringing this pure and romantic Cinderella story to life] [Short dramas now streaming: Flash Marriage to the Big Boss and I See You When the Wind Rises] [Flash marriage + sweet romance + face-slapping the scumbags] The man she loved married someone else, and the woman he loved moved far away. A blind date brought the two of them together. As newlyweds, they tr 66.2kReads9.3Score6.2k14d adds
- 62 A Flirtation Gone Wrong! The Trillionaire CEO Cherishes His Wife 错撩！千亿总裁宠妻入骨 A gentle, beautiful designer who returned from overseas ✖ a shrewd, refined CEO from Beijing’s elite circle Devoted to each other + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + everyday life + he’s been plotting this for years Adapted into the short drama “For a Place in His Life, Mr. Lu Coaxes and Tricks Her Again” When Su Qinghe went on a blind date for the first time, she mistook someone else for her date and made a huge blunder in front of Lu Yanci. When they met again, Su Qinghe discove 4.5kReads9.3Score53114d adds
- 63 The Poor Little Thing Was Homeless, So Mr. Huo Took Her Home and Spoiled Her 小可怜无家可归，霍总抱回家宠 [Marriage Before Love + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Only Each Other + Chaste Buddhist CEO + Wealthy Family] Huo Qingzhou, the young master of Jiangcheng’s most powerful family, held a position of influence and always wore a string of Buddhist prayer beads around his wrist. He was decisive and ruthless in business, but had no experience with romance. Rumors said he wasn’t interested in women and might not even be straight. The Huo family elders were frantic. They even went to temples to pray desper 17.2kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
- 64 Transmigrated to the 1970s, I Became the Beloved of a Disabled Veteran 穿七零成了残疾退伍大佬心尖宠 [Period Setting + Marriage First, Love Later + Retired Military Powerhouse + Mischievous, Flirtatious Heroine + Blunt Hero + Both Each Other's First] Rural life in the early part, life in a military compound later Yu Qiaoqiao, a twenty-first-century genius of traditional Chinese medicine who mastered the field and brought it to the world, was sent back to the 1970s in a car accident. Unexpectedly, she got dealt a terrible hand from the start. She had a bad temper, her family couldn't stand her, 921Reads9.0Score10414d adds
- 65 After We Got Our Marriage License, My Possessive Uncle Kisses Me 99 Times a Day 领证后，偏执大叔每天吻我99次 Adapted into the short dramas You Are the Light of My Life and A Glimmer of Light for You Qin Xin was the Qin family's only heiress. But right after her grandfather passed away, her father brought home an older sister. Her sister was always picking on her, and her father openly favored the other girl. He even dumped Qin Xin in a cemetery on a rainy day like she was a piece of trash. Just when Qin Xin thought she'd be left homeless, she met a gloomy CEO. After the CEO sweet-talked and coaxed 5.1kReads9.4Score74114d adds
- 66 The CEO’s Wife Disguises Herself as a Secretary, Flirts, Then Runs Off 总裁夫人化身秘书，撩完人就跑 [Power Couple + Marriage First, Love Later + Mutual Flirting and Tension] Fu Yunting, head of the Fu family in the capital, obeys his grandfather's dying wish and marries Sheng Yuyue, the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, despite never having met her. On the day they register their marriage, he simply sends his assistant to pick up the certificate. Furious, Miss Sheng transforms herself into a sweet, seductive little secretary. And so begins the ultimate game of cat and mouse between the d 6.4kReads9.2Score56014d adds
- 67 Help! The Capital's Big Shot Is Desperate to Marry Me 救命，京圈大佬急着以身相许 [Marriage first, love later + devoted one-on-one romance + mutual devotion + a couple who actually communicate + satisfying face-slapping] [Cool, dignified CEO vs. gorgeous, brilliant designer] Su Qian thought her sister hooking up with her boyfriend was as bad as it could get. But then her sister drugged her, intending to send her to an old man. In her panic, Su Qian blundered into the room of a powerful man feared throughout the capital. The next day, she was about to toss down two hundred yua 6.9kReads9.2Score91614d adds
- 68 Mr. Pei, Don't Be Afraid. I Only Want Your Money, Not You 裴总别害怕，我只图财不图你的人 [A money-loving, alluring schemer x a ruthless, arrogant corporate heir] (The heroine deliberately seduces him at first; later, the hero humbly begs for her love) [Marriage first, love later + both devoted to each other + mutual redemption + everyday parenting + a touch of sweetness] Zhou Fuxuan’s ambitions were sky-high, but her life was as fragile as paper. Still, she refused to believe in fate. So what if she had no parents and came from a lowly background? One day, she would trample underfoo 7.9kReads8.5Score64014d adds
- 69 The Poor Little Thing Is Pregnant and Crying in Secret: President Fu Takes Her Away and Spoils Her 小可怜怀崽偷哭：傅总抱走狠狠宠 [Marriage before love + devoted to each other + age gap + sweet romance + abstinent CEO + supposedly infertile] To pay her grandmother’s medical bills, Xiao Xixi is introduced by a neighbor from her village to a “job” in the capital. That night, she is taken to a dinner party. After being drugged, she is chased by five old men and, by a twist of fate, stumbles into the room of an influential man who is supposedly infertile. “Uncle, please save me.” He doesn’t take advantage of her, but she begs 40kReads8.5Score3.2k14d adds
- 70 After Their Flash Marriage, the Arrogant CEO Sheng Humbly Begs for Her Affection 闪婚后，傲娇盛总卑微求宠 A refined, abstinent, cold-faced CEO turns into a domineering wife-spoiler after marriage. Sheng Qing, head of the Sheng family, was twenty-eight and had never touched a woman. To avoid being pressured into marriage, he fled abroad. On his one trip back to China, a twist of fate led him to lose his virginity to the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, who had only just been brought back from the countryside. After a night of passion, he was hooked and vowed to keep her by his side, indulging h 12.9kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 71 The Young Lady Courts Death, and Her Betrothed Comes to Save Her 大小姐作死，联姻对象来赎人 [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 11.8kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 72 Love at First Sight! The CEO’s Most Precious Darling 一眼情深！霸总的心尖宠 [Mutual Feelings + Both Leads Speak Their Minds + Both Leads Are Chaste] Huo Nanting, the ruthless, distinguished head of the Huo family, × Lin Zhaozhao, a jewelry designer with both talent and beauty. The two met in a snowstorm overseas. Not long after, Lin Zhaozhao returned home and joined the Huo Group, where they met again. Once he realized how he felt, the man took the initiative, forcefully making his way into her world. With her consent, the two secretly began a shamelessly sweet life tog 9.2kReads9.2Score91514d adds
- 73 Miss Shi Is Being Naughty Again Today 时小姐今天也不乖 [The print edition of Three Parts Sweet is now available. You can buy it at the Little Tomato Books Flagship Store.] Han Zhan is a notorious playboy in Beijing's elite circles. His trademarks are womanizing and having fun, and his byword is idleness. To rein in his wild ways, his parents pressure him into marriage. Young Master Han has just one requirement: "She has to be sweet and obedient." Shi Yin is the most well-behaved person Han Zhan has ever met. Born with the face of a perfect young lad 20.5kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 74 An Unexpected Pregnancy: The Abstinent Tycoon Coaxes Me Home to Have His Baby 意外怀孕，禁欲大佬哄我回家生崽 [Both leads are inexperienced + marriage first, love later + domineering CEO + ten-year age gap + sweet romance + daily life] Gu Moshen, Haicheng’s most eligible bachelor, is in his thirties and has never had a woman by his side. People gossip that he’s gay. Then one day, the CEO starts showing up at every event with a girl by his side, caring for her down to the smallest detail and putting an end to the rumors. As everyone wonders which wealthy family’s daughter she is, Gu Moshen says, “My Nian 3.1kReads9.0Score33514d adds
- 75 Reborn as a Wealthy Family's Wicked Stepmother, I Get Spoiled Rotten 穿成豪门恶毒后妈被宠上天 [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
- 76 The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmother 不霸气总裁与咸鱼后妈 The short drama The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmom is now available on Tomato. [Sweet Romance + Comedy + Married First, Love Later + Straightforward Leads + Both Leads Speak Their Minds] [Warning 1: The son is the male lead's biological child. Skip this if that bothers you.] [Warning 2: About twenty chapters involve entertainment-industry variety shows, but they're just the female lead's gossip-watching side quest! She won't enter the industry herself. Skip this if that bothers you.] T 29.9kReads9.5Score4.1k14d adds
- 77 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！ 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 1.4kReads8.6Score16514d adds
- 78 My Best Friend's Uncle Has Taken a Liking to Me 被好友的舅舅看上了 [Secret crush + age gap + both leads sexually inexperienced + hero pursues heroine + domineering CEO] [Not melodramatic, more everyday life] Outsiders say that Zhou Qizheng, CEO of the Jiangheng Group, is ruthless and decisive, stern and proper, and a formidable force in the business world. Lu Xiaoqiao thinks so too, until she learns that this formidable man is her friend’s maternal uncle. Zhou Qizheng helps her at every turn, and she assumes it’s because of his connection to her friend. Eve 18.2kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
- 79 My CEO Boss Cuddles in My Arms and Calls Me His Wife 总裁上司在我怀里奶唧唧地叫老婆 [Sweet romance + whirlwind marriage + love after marriage + clingy male lead who keeps asking the female lead to call him Baby] On the day they first met, Chen Nianxia impulsively married a stranger. She thought it would be a marriage of convenience, just playacting for show. Who knew her new husband would turn out to be a clingy puppy of a man and an insanely jealous one at that! What shocked her most was that her husband was also the cold, intimidating CEO she worked for! By day, he was a fros 1.1kReads8.7Score11914d adds
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Chinese-Style Top-Tier Star: My Wife Is an Intangible Cultural Heritage Bearer 国风顶流：夫人是非遗传承人
When Su Jin wakes up, she discovers she is the doomed original wife in a wealthy-family novel. According to the plot, she will be divorced, vilified across the internet, and eventually die horribly on the street. Faced with her cold-faced tycoon husband and a scheming, innocent-looking younger sister, Su Jin quietly opens a livestream and returns to her old craft: Su embroidery. When a double-sided embroidery called Starry Sky sells for a fortune, and the lost art of kesi tapestry weaving reappe
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