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1. 501 心 An Itch That Won’t Let Up 心痒难耐 Milk Dipped in Sugar牛乳蘸糖Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Rekindled Romance + Childhood Friends + First Love + Mutual Firsts] [TV Host X Racing Driver] To deal with their families' constant pressure to get married, Xiao Tang and Zhou Xian, her childhood friend and ex-boyfriend, impulsively got their marriage certificate after drinking. The two party lovers agreed to keep seeing other people after marriage, without interfering in each other's business. But who could have guessed that Zhou Xian would suddenly give up his pla 5kReads9.6Score580Shelves
2. 502 谁 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 Bi Ying Xi毕赢兮Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 2.7kReads—Score221Shelves

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   The superior person bows his head for love. I really like reading this kind of story about a gentle father with a boyfriend. There is an age difference between the male protagonist and the female protagonist. They are properly guiding lovers.

3. 503 我 I Restored the Capital’s Tycoon’s Sight, and He Spoils Me Rotten 我让京圈大佬复明，他把我狠狠宠 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage, love after marriage, ex-husband’s redemption, sweet romance, both leads are virgins] Huo Jingchen had a fiery temper, devastating looks, and a decisive, domineering way of doing things. He was arrogant and unruly, with a strong streak of tsundere pride. He was recognized throughout the business world as a genius, famous for his ruthlessness and cunning. His decisive, ruthless methods earned him the nickname “Living Yama,” and made his business rivals tremble at the mere men 1kReads—Score100Shelves

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   These books are pretty good. The male and female protagonists marry first and love later. A billionaire CEO becomes a maniac who dotes on his wife. The front is a bit sadistic and the back is a bit sweet.

4. 504 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 2.6kReads8.6Score229Shelves
5. 505 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 10.9kReads9.2Score854Shelves
6. 506 京 The Capital’s Power Player, His Wife’s One and Only 京圈大佬，独宠娇妻 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, deep love later + sweet romance + scheming male lead + regretful groveling + age gap] Su Tong never imagined her own father could be so blinded by greed that he’d use her as a bargaining chip and heartlessly send her to the bed of Gu Tingshen, a powerful figure in the capital’s elite circles. Gu Tingshen was notorious among the capital’s elite for being abstinent and calculating, intensely controlling, cold, domineering, and sharp-tongued. Everyone treated him with awe and fear. 936Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 507 重 Reborn, I Was Wooed and Doted on by the Movie Emperor 重生后，被影帝诱哄撩宠 Ye Shiqi叶拾七Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + entertainment industry + love after marriage + couples' variety show + tearing into a jerk and a green tea] [1v1, devoted couple, long-planned romance] Playful beauty of a manga artist × austere, noble, secretly passionate Best Actor After being reborn, Li Hao wants to throw herself into her career, but her family arranges a blind date for her. She never expects the other person to be Nan Xizhou, a three-time Golden Award-winning actor. Is this what the world has come to? Even actors 3.3kReads9.0Score324Shelves

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8. 508 协 A Marriage of Convenience: President Feng Wants to Make the Fake Romance Real 协议结婚，封总想假戏真做 Lin Qiaqia林恰恰Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted The rating just went live, so it'll go up later [powerful man humbles himself + sweet romance, both devoted to each other + a touch of ensemble cast + a touch of coercive romance] Li Shengsong was a conscientious office worker. After pretending to be her friend's girlfriend, her peaceful life was turned upside down. As the girlfriend of the youngest son of the Feng family, the most powerful wealthy clan in Beijing, everyone called her a gold digger who had married into wealth. Later, someone 289Reads8.0Score102Shelves
9. 509 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: President Shi, Your Wife Is Urging You to Get a Divorce 直播算命：时总，夫人催您去离婚 Nine-Nine One Grain of Millet九九一粒粟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + livestream fortune-telling + wealthy CEO + devoted couple] Love story: A powerful mystic's soul drifted into another world. To stay alive, she had to bind her marriage fate to a man with purple qi. So the first time they met was at the civil affairs bureau. He said, “Marrying you was my grandmother's decision. We have no feelings for each other, so there won't be a wedding, and we won't live together after we marry.” She said, “No problem.” He said, “As agreed, we'll divorce in a 24.8kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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