Two Equally Matched Leads, Older Love Interest, Overbearing CEO, Outside the Entertainment Industry 双强+年上+霸总+非娱乐圈

1. 251 甜 Sweet and Flirty Little Troublemaker, Always Craving Kisses 甜撩小作精，每天都想要亲亲 Yuyu Zi渔渔籽Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [Marrying into a Wealthy Family Far from Home + Sweet Romance + Both Pure + Romantic Tension + Cool, Reserved, Secretly Passionate Beijing Tycoon x Spoiled, Radiant Hong Kong Heiress] Ruan Qianyin was the cherished daughter of Hong Kong’s richest family, the Ruans. One night, she caught her fiancé kissing her cousin, Lu Shuman, on the street. Overnight, she became a laughingstock among Hong Kong’s socialites. She heard Lu Shuman had someone in mind for a blind date: a highly admired, untouchable 9.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
2. 252 等 Waiting for the Grapes to Ripen 等葡萄熟透 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Upcoming Drama Adaptation] [Hong Kong Underworld Tycoon X Top-Tier Starlet] [Mutual First Love] [Sweet Romance] The first time Jiang Li met Luo Jinyan, he was sitting in the front of a Maybach, a cigar between his fingers and smoke curling around him. “You wrecked my place. How are you going to make it up to me?” Jiang Li knew who he was: Luo Jinyan, heir to Hong Kong's leading family. That year, on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, he bought her first kiss for a million yuan. He brushed her l 19.1kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
3. 253 被 Jiang Shaoye Flirted with Her, but She Turned the Tables and Kissed Him Until He Went Crazy 被江少野撩，她反向诱吻把他勾疯 Yu Xiangsi虞相思Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Two influential Beijing families + childhood sweethearts + reunion after years apart + mutual flirting + everyone's darling + secret identities] Rumor has it in Beijing that the heir to the Jiang family has been dead for three years. Who could have guessed that his little princess would be cornered by a rich young man confessing to her in a bar? Jiang Jin drops from the sky, kicks the obnoxious young man aside, and leans close to her ear with a soft laugh. “Baby, ignore him. I'll give you my li 7.3kReads9.2Score703Shelves
4. 254 疯 Crazy Flirting Is the Only Way to Make It Exciting 疯撩，才够带劲 Drink Up the Winds and Moonlight饮尽风月Modern Romance588k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other + Equally matched + Intensely flirtatious + Extra sweet] [A billionaire family head with a max-level love brain] vs. [A dazzling, proud young lady who’s sharp-tongued but soft-hearted] Mo Zhenyue was born into the Mo family, the foremost of the four great families of Shengjing. Raised in luxury from childhood, she was the apple of everyone’s eye. She was also stunningly beautiful, as if favored by the heavens. Everyone thought that for a woman like her, lov 5.3kReads9.3Score628Shelves
5. 255 婚 After Marriage, the Aloof Beauty Is Held by the Weary Tycoon, Who Kisses and Clings to Her 婚后清冷美人被厌世大佬搂腰缠吻 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Both Pure + Marriage First, Love Later + Secretly Planned for a Long Time + Sweet Everyday Romance] A devoted-to-his-wife young master × a cool, aloof finance department beauty Gu Zhiyan confidently believes that with Shen Nanyin's family background, she'll come crawling back to him sooner or later. Until he sees her get into the Lu family's exclusive luxury car with his own eyes. One night, Gu Zhiyan gets blackout drunk and pounds on the door, his eyes red as he beg 42.1kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
6. 256 替 It’s Just a Substitute Marriage, Lord Fu, So Why Are You Spoiling Me? 替嫁而已，傅爷你怎么宠上了 Mu Xiaoliang暮小靓Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Her father disappeared when she was little, and her mother remarried. She grew up in the countryside with her grandmother, skipping class, getting into fights, and drinking like it was second nature. In everyone else's eyes, she was a no-good delinquent. At nineteen, her mother brought her back to live with her stepfather's family. “Bai Ling, being made to marry the eldest young master of the Fu family in your sister's place is a blessing. You'd better make the most of this opportunity.” In her 52.9kReads9.0Score15.7kShelves

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7. 257 危 Dangerous Love: He Came from Hell 危险的爱：他来自地狱 Jasmine Mint茉莉薄荷11k WordsCompleted Dangerous Love: He Came from Hell 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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8. 258 姜 The Jiang Family's Game: At Her Century-Style Wedding, She Saw the Top-Tier Star Weeping 姜氏棋局：她在世纪婚礼上，看见顶流落泪 Jasmine Mint茉莉薄荷8k WordsCompleted The Jiang Family’s Game: At Her Century Wedding, She Sees the Top-Tier Star in Tears 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 月 Secrets Beneath the Moonlight: The Three Jiang Siblings Shattered Tonight 月光下的秘密：姜家三姐弟今夜都碎了 Jasmine Mint茉莉薄荷Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Secrets Beneath the Moonlight: The Jiang Siblings’ Hearts Shatter Tonight 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 豪 A Marriage of Wealth 豪婚 Jasmine Mint茉莉薄荷Two Female Leads228k WordsCompleted She withered like a white jasmine, and I offered a red rose as a sacrifice. A pure white funeral, a pitch-black wedding. She sleeps at dawn while I walk through the night. My name is Jiang Youyi, and hers is Chen Moli. We were once inseparable, and I couldn't tell whether what lay between us was friendship or a love we had no name for. Then Lin Hehaimo appeared, and a crack formed between us. She told me plainly that she wasn't gay, that she loved him. From then on, we drifted farther and farthe 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 261 我 I Married a Male College Student 我和男大学生结婚啦 Jasmine Mint茉莉薄荷Modern Romance101k WordsOngoing 15Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 明 Mingde Memories: Love Like a Lonely Moon, Bound to an Empty City 明德往事：爱如孤月缚空城 Jasmine Mint茉莉薄荷19k WordsCompleted The Mingde Years: Love Like a Lone Moon Bound Above an Empty City —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 我 So What If I'm a Scumbag? 我是渣男又如何 Jasmine Mint茉莉薄荷Urban62k WordsOngoing I am Jiang Bolin, 22 years old, and a top-grade bastard whom fate has spoiled rotten. Fate gave me a face that makes women hold their breath. At 188 centimeters tall, with an inheritance behind me, I started life with a runway paved in gold bricks. Three months after returning to China, I was known as a “genius” in the venture capital world and a “legend” in nightclubs. I put these assets to the fullest use: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: hunting career-minded older women. Watching them take 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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14. 264 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book as Rich Sisters-in-Law, My Bestie and I Take the Stage Together! 穿书富家妯娌，我和闺蜜齐上阵！ Shi Jiu柿九Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Two couples + best friends transmigrate into a book and both marry into wealthy families + lighthearted daily life + sweet romance + old-school domineering CEOs + supporting female character System] Lin Nanqiao and Xia Linshi transmigrate into a book together and are married off to twin brothers through a family alliance. They go from best friends to best friends and sisters-in-law, stacking their buffs to the max. In the original story, they are both cannon-fodder s 18.1kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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15. 265 港 A Timely Rain in Hong Kong 港遇及时雨 Glutinous Rice Cake糯米白年糕Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Age gap + married-life slice of life + the hero falls first Liang Yuyin and Zhao Shunian’s marriage is purely a business arrangement, as everyone in Hong Kong’s wealthy circles knows. The illegitimate daughter of the Liang family, Yuyin is brought back by her biological father one day and made to take her half-sister’s place in an arranged marriage. She becomes the wife of Zhao Shunian, heir to the Zhao family. Everyone says she’s a sparrow that’s flown up a branch and become a phoenix. Yuyin t 21.3kReads9.3Score2kShelves
16. 266 奢 Lavish Indulgence 奢宠 Little Tower Laughs at the East Wind小楼笑东风Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Strong Male and Female Leads + Well-Matched + Reborn Romance] Reborn overnight, she became the only daughter of one of the capital’s most powerful families! Her father held a high-ranking position, her mother controlled a financial empire, and her grandfather was a living legend of the capital. As the apple of everyone’s eye, Leng Yunqi looked calmly at the ex-boyfriend who had betrayed her in her previous life. Hah! Even if you’re a “god” in the business world, I’ll still crush you underfoot u 11kReads9.3Score1kShelves
17. 267 赔 A Marriage Bought with Seduction 赔婚诱爱 Wutong Across the River of Forgetfulness梧桐隔忘川Modern Romance595k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + substitute bride and whirlwind marriage + love after marriage + slightly wild heroine + ex gets sent straight to prison + leads who speak their minds + devoted one-on-one romance + sweet and heartwarming] What should you do if your fiancé knocks you down in the street? Chi Nian: Get up and beat him up! What if your ex-fiancé tries to drug you and force himself on you to win you back? Chi Nian: Call the police and send him to prison! What if your ex-fiancé's father threatens 20.4kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
18. 268 蓄 A Carefully Planned Seduction 蓄谋诱婚 Milk Candy Is a Cat奶糖是只猫Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted One-on-one, both leads are romantically inexperienced [Marriage first, love later + second male lead takes the lead + scumbag regrets losing his wife, but the heroine never looks back] Sharp-tongued, possessive nobleman vs. the unattainable first love Everyone knows Fan Xiyue, the eldest daughter of the Fan family, is a scheming swan who loves nothing more than taking whatever her younger sister wants. But the tables turn without warning. To fulfill her grandmother’s final wish, Fan Xiyue must g 6.8kReads8.6Score643Shelves
19. 269 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, complete] [True marriage before love] [Marriage between wealthy families] [Gentle everyday life] [No angst] Lu Ning and Pei Shili went from meeting to registering their marriage in just three days. It was a marriage arranged by their families. They didn't know each other and had no feelings for one another. After the wedding, Pei Shili treated her with cool politeness. Lu Ning assumed he wasn't happy with the marriage and only hoped they could treat each other with 5.7kReads8.7Score597Shelves
20. 270 契 A Contract Baby, and the Crown Prince Won't Leave Me Alone 契约生娃，太子爷他赖上门 Jun Yinru Xue君殷如雪Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted Wen Yuran discovers that she's living inside a book, where she's the villainess. She spends eight years desperately pursuing the male lead, only to be betrayed on the eve of their engagement: he's fallen in love with a new assistant who has only been at the company for a few days, and the two are making love in the office. As the villainess, she's spiteful and unreasonable. She harms the assistant, Tian Yuwei, and drives her away, eventually getting what she wants and becoming Mrs. Ji. What she 6.6kReads8.2Score546Shelves
21. 271 顶 A Hopeless Romantic: He Spends His Trillion-Dollar Fortune Building an Empire for His Wife 顶级恋爱脑，千亿身家全给老婆造 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Wealthy Families + Revenge + Abusive Scumbags Get Their Comeuppance + Rekindled Love + Sweet Romance + The Male Lead Rises to the Top] [Devoted, Dog-Like CEO Boyfriend of Many Years x Bold, Decisive Director] Wen Ruan had been dating for three years before she learned she was only a substitute. When they broke up, Wen Ruan said, “Jiang Qingyan, I hope you grow old alone.” After being fired, Wen Ruan joined the company of her sworn rival, He Zheng, and went head-to-head with her former employer. 12.3kReads8.8Score623Shelves
22. 272 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 20.5kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
23. 273 做 I Was His Stand-In for Two Years. When We Divorced, He Cried Until His Eyes Were Red 做替身两年，离婚时他哭红了眼 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [President Lu talks himself into love vs. Miss Shi, who's focused on making money] [Mutual firsts + the heroine is the hero's first love] Shi Qi was a stand-in. Her job was to be Lu Huainian's wife. During her two years on the job, or married, she diligently saved up enough to buy a detached villa downtown outright, while a cozy 200 million sat in her bank account. As a model contract bride, Shi Qi always maintained the highest professional standards. She did whatever Lu Huainian asked and agree 3.1kReads8.9Score248Shelves
24. 274 温 A Gentle Seduction 温柔引诱 Dust and Ashes尘灰Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted When Liang Ting once again abandoned Xue Jian to take his childhood friend abroad for a vacation after her boyfriend cheated on her, Xue Jian decisively ended things with him. Half a month later, Liang Ting returned from abroad and went back to the office. His coworkers all congratulated him on his happy marriage! They’d received wedding candy from President Xue, and it was so sweet and delicious. Liang Ting was dumbfounded. Who had he married? And what was this about wedding candy from Xue Jian 7.9kReads8.9Score590Shelves
25. 275 心 Heart-Pounding Game! Young Master Bo, the Tycoon's Heir, Can't Handle It 心动游戏！财阀薄爷他玩不起 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi marries into the elite Bo family as a bride meant to bring good fortune to her sick husband. In everyone's eyes, she's the perfect daughter-in-law: refined and gentle. Bo Yu's first verdict on Shen Zhiyi: two words, “All an act.” His second verdict: “A fake woman, not worth mentioning.” Later, people see the once all-powerful Master Bo gripping his wife's hand and desperately explaining the awful things he said in a recording, begging her again and again to forgive him. Later still, M 19.4kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
26. 276 穿 I Transmigrated into the Younger Sister of a Powerful Official and Stole the Villain Away 穿成权臣妹妹，我拐跑了反派大佬 Madam Raccoon狸猫夫人Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted Lu Xiangan transmigrated into a book, becoming an insignificant little side character the author killed off with a single line. She has a county magistrate for a father who is carefree but dotes on his wife and daughter, a shrewd and worldly mother who knows how to handle everyone, and a cool, domineering elder brother who is a young prodigy. Five-year-old Xiangan puts her hands on her nonexistent hips. “My dream is to be a happy freeloader! The heroine can do whatever she wants!” But then... Wa 4.8kReads9.0Score629Shelves
27. 277 拒 She Refused the Arranged Marriage and Drove a Political Heir Wild 拒绝联姻，她把政圈少爷钓疯了 Chen Zhuyue陈逐月Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Childhood Sweethearts Series 4: The short drama is now streaming! Wild and arrogant political heir ✖ Bright, flirtatious princess of the capital [College Campus ✚ Flirty Push and Pull ✚ Childhood Sweethearts Reunited After Years Apart ✚ Satisfying Story with No Miscommunication ✚ Devoted, Sweet Romance with Both Leads' First Times] A prestigious university for the powerful. This is an original setting, so please check your brain at the door. * Si Wang, the eldest son of a political dynasty, has 36.7kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
28. 278 宝 Be Good, Baby, I'll Give In. Proud Lord Sheng Falls for Me 宝贝乖我服软，傲娇盛爷沦陷了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Delayed Heartbeats is now available. You can buy it at the Little Tomato Books flagship store!] Rumor has it that Sheng Shi is hot-tempered and ruthless. His elders hope marriage will change him and make him more mild-mannered. When Sheng Shi first met Yu Weiyi, he laid down three rules: “Don't follow me. Don't tell anyone about our relationship. Don't interfere in my personal affairs.” Later, Sheng Shi introduced her to everyone he met: “This is Yu Weiyi, my wife.” Later s 28.4kReads9.5Score4kShelves
29. 279 和 I Fell in Love After Marrying My Best Friend's Powerful Uncle 和闺蜜的大佬小叔先婚后爱了 Writing at the Third Watch三更提笔Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted [Pregnant Before Falling in Love + The Powerful One Bows His Head + Devoted Husband] A story about a fake heiress and a real heiress has become reality, though unfortunately, Yu Li isn't the protagonist. But that's fine. The real heiress is Yu Li's best friend. To celebrate her friend becoming the heiress of a billionaire, Yu Li and her friend partied a little too hard. Drunk and disoriented, Yu Li walked into the wrong room. The next morning, she woke in horror to discover that the man was an a 7.2kReads8.3Score827Shelves
30. 280 小 The Tiny Boss Is Everyone's Favorite, and She Coddles Her Scumbag Dad Like He's Her Placenta 小小老子当团宠，把渣爹当胎盘哄 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Boat in a Single Thought is now available on all platforms. [Comedy + raising kids + everyone’s favorite + 1v1 romance + devoted couple + the adult heroine’s love interest is Lu Jinghuai] [A funny, sunny heroine who actually has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve x a saintly beauty who is really a sinister, venomous schemer] Ji Nian transmigrates into a novel where the heroine is adored by everyone, becoming the universally disliked biological daughter of the heroine’s pow 89.8kReads9.6Score11.6kShelves
31. 281 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 177.6kReads9.4Score27kShelves
32. 282 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves
33. 283 离 Divorce Is Fine, but I'm Keeping My Parents-in-Law 离婚OK啦，但公公婆婆必须归我 Bei Shangyuan北上渊Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [The short drama is out] The mother-in-law's son is a feast for the eyes. But her cooking is so delicious it brings tears to your eyes. Song Jinjin declared that, for the sake of good food, she was willing to stay single for the rest of her life. Her father-in-law had been a financial adviser to several major banks and was a master of investing. He helped her make a fortune. Song Jinjin was so moved she burst into tears. For the sake of money, she was willing to stay single for three lifetimes! 13.6kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
34. 284 八 Educated Youth in the 1980s: After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Factory Director Spoiled Me 八零知青：退婚后我被厂长宠上天 Getting Through Every Pass关关过Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Xu Yuyan spent four years sent down to the countryside, working hard without complaint. She did the Zhao family’s laundry and cooking and cared for Madam Zhao, who was paralyzed. Everyone in the production team praised her as a good woman. But on the eve of her wedding, she caught her fiancé in bed with another woman. Even worse, the Zhao family wanted to marry into a richer household without giving up Xu Yuyan as their unpaid laborer. They even wanted to make her their goddaughter so she would 14.4kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
35. 285 竹 My Childhood Sweetheart Cheated, So I Married a CEO on a Whim. Why Are You Crying? 竹马出轨，我闪婚霸总你哭什么 Xiang Naier湘奈儿Modern Romance249k WordsOngoing [Mrs. He, I’m pregnant.] It wasn’t until the other woman made a show of announcing her pregnancy that Lu Lingxi learned her childhood sweetheart of a husband had cheated on her. The woman he’d cheated with was a deranged fan who had harassed him for years! Reborn one year earlier, Lu Lingxi refuses to marry her childhood sweetheart and first love, and promptly enters a whirlwind marriage with the youngest head of the Jiang family. But then she discovers that the scumbag is a fake heir, and s 34Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 105.5kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves
37. 287 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 32.3kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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