A Real Marriage-First, Love-Later Story, No Secret Crushes 真正的先婚后爱，不要暗恋

1. 501 裴 Mr. Pei, the Agreement Is Void 裴先生，协议作废 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Fair-skinned, beautiful, sunny young writer x possessive wealthy tycoon] Shen Youyi transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious female supporting character. In the original story, she causes endless trouble and meets a miserable end. To save her own life, she quickly keeps her distance from the hero and heroine, then goes home to coax Pei Jinchen, a powerful Beijing tycoon, into showering her with money. Every day, Shen Youyi fusses over him and works hard to win his favor. “Mr. Pei 4.7kReads8.5Score454Shelves
2. 502 闪 A Flash Marriage to a Wealthy, Sickly Puppy; Leveling Up and Beating Monsters 闪婚豪门病娇小奶狗，升级打怪 Xun Jue Yizhuo逊珏逸卓Modern Romance698k WordsCompleted Her stingy boyfriend of six years invited her to dinner at a fancy restaurant. He wasn’t proposing. He was breaking up with her. Afraid of wasting the expensive red wine, the heroine drank the whole bottle by herself. And then… She told the male lead, “You’re so handsome! Marry me!” He replied, “Okay! Once you’re sober tomorrow, we’ll go register our marriage.” When she sobered up, the heroine regretted it. Because he was five years younger than her and still in school. But the male lead 2.3kReads9.0Score213Shelves
3. 503 指 Flowers Bloom at Her Fingertips, the Cool Tycoon Keeps Her in His Palm 指尖生花，清冷大佬掌心娇 Cheng Xiaoxin橙小馨Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted Tags: Marriage Before Love | Contract Marriage | Light AI-Tech Romance | Mutual Healing What good is ruling a global AI empire? A bone-deep cold illness has left even the most advanced intelligent devices helpless! A one-year marriage contract binds them together. “We’re only married on paper. Keep your distance.” Fu Shuo insists on keeping his distance, but his body tells another story. He can’t stop himself from moving closer to her again and again. Nan Cheng is sweet, perceptive, and gifted 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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4. 504 千 Never Mess with a Pisces Woman 千万不要招惹双鱼座女生 Big and Little Orange Cats大小橘猫Modern Romance585k WordsOngoing [Workplace] [Urban Life] [Marriage Before Love] Mumu is a Pisces woman who entered the workplace with two labels already attached to her: timid and easy to bully. But no one knows that beneath the soft exterior of a Pisces lies the heart of a great demon king. When everyone thinks she’ll be swallowed up by the workplace, Mumu proves to the world through her actions: Don’t make a Pisces cry, because once she’s done crying, it’ll be your turn. This novel could also be called Mumu’s Rise to the Top 129Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   He was tricked into getting a marriage certificate by his own mother, which sparked his newfound flirting skills.

5. 505 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Moved to the Countryside and Used My Heavy Industry System to Win Over the Northwest Wolf 退婚下乡，带重工系统撩疯西北狼 Qingchuan Gazing at the Southern Branch青川望南枝Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Two reborn rivals + marriage before love + a husband’s long road to winning her back + face-slapping the scum + strong female lead in a bygone era + educated youth sent to the countryside + heavy-industry System] Lin Qingyan is a top business consultant of the 21st century. After dying from overwork, she wakes up in 1975 in China’s northwest, as a scapegoat educated youth who could die of illness at any moment. Her reborn green-tea sister steals her fiancé from the city and sends her to the Go 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You really have to read this book about marriage before love; the romance is very well written.

6. 506 栗 Chestnut Kiss 栗吻 Song Wan松挽Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted ·Completed. Also known as The Person I Have a Crush On, Your Heart Is All Aflutter [Steady, determined suitor and rising star in tech innovation VS warm, radiant fashion designer] [Mutual secret crushes + emotional purity + extra sweet + healing + slow-burn love] [One hundred percent sweetness] [Secondary couple: marriage before love] At a class reunion, she sees her high school crush again. Jiang Nianyi and Lin Huaiyu are both thrown off balance. This time, he has come specifically for her. 1.3kReads—Score188Shelves

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   This side couple is incredibly popular! Everyone in the book community is begging for them. The second female lead (Song Shiyue) and the second male lead (Xu Munian) have a classic arranged marriage that blossoms into love! Xu Munian remembers Song Shiyue's face after a brief encounter at an antique shop. Later, at an awards ceremony Song Shiyue attends, she mistakenly enters the wrong dressing room. Then, he proposes a marriage of convenience, and they gradually fall for each other! In short, it's incredibly sweet!!

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