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  1. 251 Out of Control, Hopelessly Hooked 失控沉迷 Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [1v1 sweet romance + devoted couple + simmering tension; the male lead deliberately tempts her, then bows to love] Proud, aloof heir to a conglomerate × sweet-looking yet resilient beauty Lin Yang got drunk and walked into the wrong room. Mistaking a powerful man from the capital’s elite circle for a male escort, she accidentally spent a wild night with him. The next morning, Lin Yang was covered in suggestive marks, aching all over, and feverish enough to be carried to the hospital. The man ref 7.4kReads8.3Score693Shelves
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  2. 252 My Husband Is Only Three Parts Cooked 老公三分熟 Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + a gentle, slow-blooming romance] Jin Chengzhou agreed to the marriage on one condition: Yu Nian must not interfere in his life, expect him to love her, or hope he would be a good husband. If possible, no one outside the family was to know about their relationship. After their wedding night, Jin Chengzhou left a box of birth control pills and a glass of warm water by Yu Nian’s bed, then hurried overseas to handle business. - Six months later, Jin Chengzhou finally ca 5.2kReads8.5Score486Shelves
  3. 253 The Easygoing Second Wife 佛系继室 Ancient Romance111k WordsCompleted From the moment Cui Jiangwan learns she’s to marry Marquis Wu’an Ji Huai, she knows the marquis still carries an irreplaceable first love in his heart. That woman was his late wife and his childhood sweetheart. So Cui Jiangwan plans to be a laid-back second wife and live with Ji Huai in mutual respect. 3kReads6.8Score210Shelves
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  4. 254 When Roses Meet Sandalwood 当玫瑰遇见檀香 Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + arranged marriage + both leads are each other’s first and only] Just before graduation, Su Nianzhao discovers that her childhood sweetheart and fiancé has been cheating. She decisively calls off the engagement. She is a rose with thorns, unwilling to be trapped in a swamp of lies. Her family quickly arranges a blind date. The match is Lu Yanshen, Wall Street’s notorious “Cold Yama.” Rumor has it he is ruthless and decisive, aloof and abstinent, like ancient sandalwo 13kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
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  5. 255 The Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf? Young Master Zhou Had It Planned All Along 浪子回头?周少明明蓄谋已久 Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Male lead's perspective: a long-planned scheme; female lead's perspective: love after marriage] [Both are inexperienced in love, doting romance, and secret crushes: a sweet girl with a fierce drive for her career VS a carefree young master] Luo Li happily married her boyfriend. But on their wedding night, her groom turned out to be her boyfriend's younger brother?! Zhou Si, the good-for-nothing playboy of Harbor City! Terrified, Luo Li struggled with all her might. But the man lifted her 95Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 256 The Empress Doesn’t Care 娘娘不在乎 Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [Palace and household intrigue + Marriage first, love later + Fictional era] [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] Though Qiao Qingyi is a concubine’s daughter, her legitimate mother never treated her harshly. In fact, she raised her like her own child. But when her elder sister’s marriage arrangements change, the match that was supposed to be hers falls to Qiao Qingyi instead. To repay her legitimate mother’s kindness, Qiao Qingyi w 321Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 257 After That Night, Our Story Began! 那夜过后,是我们的开始! Modern Romance156k WordsOngoing [A guiding lover + marriage first, love later + age gap + sweet romance + slow-burn love] [Gentle, restrained guiding light VS soft, stubborn little sourpuss] Jiang Tian is an engineering top student at Haicheng University. From freshman to junior year, she’s practically swimming in scholarships. People only see her polished exterior. They don’t know she’s insecure, sensitive, conflicted, and always gives in to others. The night of her high school reunion, she gets blackout drunk and stumbles 44Reads—Score—Shelves
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  8. 258 We Agreed to an Arranged Marriage, So Why Does Young Master Zhou Kiss Me Every Night Until I’m Flustered? 说好联姻,周少怎么夜夜吻到红温 Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Real Love After Marriage + Real Lust Before Love + Both Leads Are Faithful + Sweet Romance + Bickering Couple + Gentle, Slow-Burn Romance] [Bratty Young Master × Spoiled Heiress] On their wedding night, Shen Ning points at Zhou Tingbai and says, “Let's see what I'm getting!” She can't believe the man she was matched with really measures 188 centimeters tall, has an 18-centimeter length, and has eight-pack abs, just like his dating profile claimed. Zhou Tingbai refuses. Shen Ning insists on chec 2.2kReads8.7Score277Shelves
  9. 259 Married, But Still Strangers 结婚了,但不熟 Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted (Just started ranking, so the score will rise) [Everyday life] [The powerful one gives in] [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet romance] [Switched at birth and married into the wrong family] [Romance with a mature man] [Poor health] Jian Yang had spent two months following the gossip about her boss’s fiancée being switched at birth, only to find out it had happened to her. She was suddenly told that she herself was the real heiress of the Cheng family, the one who had been switched at birth. Overnight, 11kReads7.8Score916Shelves
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  10. 260 A Marriage in the Capital by Night 京夜婚长 Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [A guiding, take-charge lover + a sweet, slow-burn romance] The day Wen Huan was rejected by her birth family was the first time she met Fu Ciyun. The Wen family leaves her out in the pouring rain, treating her with cold indifference. He is an honored guest invited by the Wen family to meet their fake heiress. Their paths cross, one in a wretched state and the other in a position of privilege, giving her a lesson in “class.” Later, they enter an arranged marriage. Surveillance footage revealing 14.3kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves
  11. 261 Miss Shen Is Far Too Arrogant 沈小姐她过分嚣张 Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to each other, both sexually inexperienced + a gentle, slow-burn sweet romance] A protective heiress who hits back at anyone who crosses her vs. a stern, calculating CEO with a fatherly air In Haicheng, the Shen family is best known not for its prestigious standing, but for its second daughter, Shen Yiruo. Shen Yiruo’s nickname is “Mad Shen.” She once wielded a knife to protect her brother’s shares, and she raised younger siblings who were quite a bit younge 18.4kReads9.0Score3kShelves
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  12. 262 Transmigrated as the Villainess Who Pretends to Be the Amnesiac Immortal's Dao Companion 穿成假冒失忆仙尊道侣的恶毒女配 Ancient Romance346k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + devoted husband + immortal-demon romance + marriage before love + one-on-one romance + both leads grow powerful later] After transmigrating into the body of the most useless fox spirit, Hu Mengxin looked at the amnesiac Immortal Venerable the original owner had tricked and nearly fell apart on the spot. The original owner had not only taken all his belongings, but had also tried to use him as a cultivation furnace! Once the Immortal Venerable regained his memories, he would pers 25Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 263 The Young General’s Handsome Husband 少年将军的男娇妻 Two Male Leads514k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + 1v1 + Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Ancient Political Intrigue] Shen Qingxian, the young master of an imperial trading house, is as cool and aloof as the moon. Xiao Yi, Marquis of Zhenbei, is a battle-hardened war hero and the dream man of every noblewoman in the capital. Their story begins on a sunny afternoon... Xiao Yi returns to the capital for an audience with the emperor, storms into the Shen residence, and declares in front of Shen Qingxian's f 1.5kReads8.7Score184Shelves
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  14. 264 Qingfeng Villa 清风墅 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 114.3kReads9.5Score14.7kShelves
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  15. 265 A Marriage of Equals 势均婚敌 Modern Romance233k WordsOngoing [Two equally formidable leads, married first and fell in love later, long-planned romance, both pure, intertwined with campus life] Wen Ying and Lu Yishu are married. They were once deskmates, the top two students in their grade at Elite High School, and alumni and outstanding graduates of Jinghua University. Now they’ve paired off with each other and begun a secret married life. Because of her mother’s insistence, Wen Ying feels she has no choice. Fine, she’ll get married. After all, this sworn 410Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 266 A Fake Marriage with a Hidden Agenda, but Mu Loves for Real 假婚套路深,牧总用情真 Modern Romance85k WordsOngoing [Four-Year Age Gap] [Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [Powerful Family CEO] [Contract Marriage] [Male Lead Reborn, Female Lead Can Read Animals' Minds] Mu Chi: If you like her, then let her soar freely through the world she loves. "First you're dressing up as Wukong, then you're doing sword tricks. You keep changing your act. Do you really think you're Cardcaptor Sakura?" Mu Chi asked, baffled. "A girl's gotta make a living~" Yong'e tilted her head back, opened her mouth, and swayed from sid —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 267 The Girl Who Was My Moonlight Is Done with This! 白月光她不干了! Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted “You are the beautiful, high-born second female lead, the childhood sweetheart who returns from abroad as everyone’s unattainable ideal. You marry the CEO of a multinational corporation for a business alliance. But you can’t help falling for the male lead, your childhood friend, and you constantly scheme against the innocent, sweet female lead. In the end, the leads live happily ever after, while your husband and family abandon you, and you die a horrible death.” After transmigrating into the an 76.7kReads9.2Score7.9kShelves
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  18. 268 Love Surges with Marriage 婚涌情生 Modern Romance508k WordsOngoing Older man + marriage before love + slow-burn romance + sweet and doting + three-year age gap A spoiled heir to a business empire × a cool, reserved doctor When Shi Qi was twenty-five, her adoptive mother fell seriously ill. To fulfill her adoptive mother’s dying wish, she married Meng Yan, the heir to the Meng family, whom she had never met. Meng Yan was the heir to the most powerful family in Beicheng. Rumor had it that he was arrogant, flamboyant, and impulsive, never doing things by the book. 31.4kReads7.4Score2.6kShelves
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  19. 269 A Castoff Heiress? No! She’s the One Who Calls the Shots in the Villain’s Family 豪门弃女?不!她是反派家话事人 Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [A heroine who only cares about making money x a gloomy, bankrupt villain male lead] When Ji Wuyin transmigrates into a book, the story is already nearing its end. The male and female leads hold a grand wedding and reach their happy ending. Meanwhile, she is the male lead’s adopted sister. After coveting him, she is kicked out of the wealthy family. Ji Wuyin, penniless and homeless, is wandering the streets when the villain father, now bankrupt and picking through trash, snatches her up and take 26.4kReads8.8Score4.5kShelves
  20. 270 The Not-So-Dominant CEO and His Lazy Stepmother 不霸气总裁与咸鱼后妈 Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted The short drama The Not-So-Domineering CEO and His Laid-Back Stepmom is now streaming on Hongguo. [Sweet romance + comedy + marriage first, love later + straightforward leads + both leads speak their minds] [Content warning 1: The son is the male lead’s biological child. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] [Content warning 2: Around twenty chapters feature variety shows in the entertainment industry. They’re just a side story where the heroine watches the drama unfold! She never enters the e 33.8kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves
  21. 271 Cupid's Promise 丘比特之约 Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted Yu Nancheng was born into a wealthy family and became the most famous tycoon in all of Jinling City. He was also exceptionally capable. But as he grew up and reached the age to start a family, Yu Nancheng remained notorious for avoiding women, much to his grandfather's dismay. Gu Jia's father, Gu Qingshan, was in a car accident and suffered a severe brain hemorrhage. Just as Gu Jia was at a loss, Yu Nancheng offered to save her father, on the condition that she marry him. To save her father's li 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 272 Weekend Couple 1 周末情侣1 Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Optimistic, Resilient Career Rookie x Sharp-Tongued, Arrogant Investment Banking Tycoon] [Eight-Year Age Gap + Second Chance Romance + Both Inexperienced + A Long Road to Winning Her Back] They first meet in the China office of the world's top investment bank. Lin Jianlu introduces herself, and someone in the corner teases, “Did you get in on your looks?” She boldly replies, “Does Mr. Yu approve of my looks?” The man gives a cold laugh. “In this business, a pretty woman is just another dish on 4kReads8.5Score401Shelves
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  23. 273 My Sweet Wife from an Arranged Marriage: Mr. Lu Can't Hold Back 联姻来的老婆好甜,陆总节制不住 Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + extra-sweet indulgence + eight-year age gap + both are each other’s first and only] [Live-in-the-moment heroine × powerful, influential tycoon] Gu Zhi was injured while saving someone and had to use a wheelchair for a while. It was not until her second month in a wheelchair that she learned she was the long-lost daughter of the wealthy Gu family. But her birth mother had already passed away, and her father, who had married into the family, had remarried. Her father looked 25.8kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves
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  24. 274 We’re About to Divorce, but My Abstinent Officer Blushes and Begs Me to Have His Baby 都要离婚了,禁欲军官脸红求生崽 Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted A period drama, romance, transmigration, and everyday family life Period setting + veteran corporate drone + stoic military officer Su Yuan transmigrates. She transmigrates into a book, The Rough-He catches the Beloved Heart of the 1970s, her latest go-to sleep aid, and becomes a doormat character who is killed off early. Her original character’s parents favor sons over daughters. To scrape together a dowry for their son, they hastily marry her off to the soldier Gao Weidong. After the wedding, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 275 Mr. Lu, a Flash Marriage Doesn't Mean We Know Each Other! 陆总,闪婚不熟! Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted Shen Qingli and Lu Tingyu had never crossed paths before their blind date. They registered their marriage just to appease their families. People couldn't understand why the Lu family's young master, a renowned and decisive figure in business, would marry Shen Qingli. Only Shen Qingli knew the truth: it wasn't because she was his unattainable first love, or because he had fallen for her at first sight. She simply met his requirements for a partner: she didn't love him and wouldn't ask him to sati 33kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves
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  26. 276 The Young Master Is Both a Drama Queen and a Crybaby, and Gets Kissed Until He Cries 太子爷又茶又哭包,直接被亲哭 Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Younger man + sweet and satisfying + lighthearted + both pure + marriage first, love later + healing each other] [Gorgeous, generous heroine × scheming, green-tea puppy dog] The man is the one who gets kissed until he cries Song Jin transmigrated into a book. She became the wicked supporting woman everyone despised, the one who had voluntarily stripped and climbed into the hero’s bed, only to end up swallowing charcoal and killing herself. Her younger sister was the heroine of the novel, adored 20.8kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves
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  27. 277 Newlywed, Halfway to Love 新婚半熟 Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [The short drama Half-Ripe Fireworks is now streaming] [Free-spirited, perceptive photographer VS stern, old-fashioned patriarchal tycoon, marriage first, love later + slow-burn sweetness + age gap + both inexperienced in love] The whole internet mocked Qin Zheng for marrying a stuffy, boring “old man,” saying she was destined for a sexless marriage. Looking at the unlimited black card and her husband who was never home, Qin Zheng laughed. “What a sweet deal!” That was until the trending topics 3.9kReads8.7Score409Shelves
  28. 278 After a Whirlwind Wedding to a Cool Beauty from the Capital Circle, the Abstinent Tycoon Drops His Act 闪婚清冷京圈美人禁欲大佬不装了 Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + the powerful one learns to bend] Wang Yining, a levelheaded and gentle heiress from Beijing’s elite circles, and Shang Zhenglin, a conservative, fatherly tycoon from Hong Kong’s business world, got their marriage license the very first time they met. Before the wedding, they agreed on three rules: don’t interfere in each other’s affairs, act loving in public, and stay strangers in private. Wang Yining was perfectly happy with this arrangement. She could focus on her 1.1kReads8.2Score112Shelves
  29. 279 The Commander’s Plan to Win His Beloved 指挥使的掌心谋妻 Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Special Policewoman × Cold-Faced Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander × Love After Marriage × A Battle of Wits Between Two Powerhouses] Version One: Xie Lanyin, an elite modern-day special police officer, opens her eyes to find herself transmigrated into the body of a delicate young lady from an official family who has been kidnapped by bandits. She turns the tables and disables her kidnapper with a hairpin, only to run into Zhan Shuo, the Embroidered Uniform Guard commander who ha 23.3kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
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  30. 280 The Beijing Tycoon Is Proper and Restrained, Yet He Loses Control Around Her 京圈大佬克己复礼,却对她失控 Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted The rating was just posted and will rise later [Marriage Before Love + The Powerful One Bows His Head], clear-headed, gentle, and internationally minded doctor x stern, fatherly tycoon. When Song Shiwei and He Lin meet for the first time, they get their marriage license in the morning, and Song Shiwei leaves on a business trip that afternoon. They barely get a look at each other's faces. Two years later, they meet for the second time. Song Shiwei has returned from a medical aid mission in Africa 2.5kReads8.0Score243Shelves
  31. 281 When the Wind Passes, the Sky Clears 风过天晴晴 Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted Superbrain, aloof and abstinent, devastatingly handsome CEO VS an advanced interpreter who can be sweet or salty, carefree and irresistible Everyone in M Nation’s business world knows that Feng Siche, the young and promising president of Chengfeng Group, is a golden bachelor just 26 years old. Tall, strikingly handsome, and coldly indifferent, he hails from Jingji City in a distant country and possesses a superbrain. Their first close encounter happened when she was making a scene on the roof of 750Reads6.5Score108Shelves
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  32. 282 Winning the Heartthrob: Even a Funny Girl Gets Her Springtime 拿下男神,搞笑女也有春天 Modern Romance138k WordsOngoing Bright and openhearted Mi Jia'ou falls for Pu Yunlan, the company's cool and aloof director of tech innovation, at first sight. She pursues love without hesitation or overthinking, boldly following her heart. To outsiders, Pu Yunlan seems distant and taciturn, but in private he has a lively, tender side that catches everyone by surprise. From lighthearted, healing everyday moments to the delicate push and pull of mutual pining, there's no scheming rival, just heartwarming romance that sweeps yo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 283 Addicted to Her Body 对她的身体上瘾 Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted /Marriage first, love later/Powerful man bends/Married life/Ten-year age gap/ “Miss Jiang, you graduated from Beijing University?” Pei Shaoyue held her résumé in his hand. “Miss Jiang, what are you looking for in a marriage?” The man uncrossed his legs and leaned forward slightly, his dark eyes fixed on her. “I only need you to marry me for a year.” “We’ll divorce after a year. I’ll give you a hundred million as compensation.” “I’m not finished.” His gaze remained fixed on her face. “For that ye 7.8kReads8.8Score699Shelves
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  34. 284 The Doctor Princess: An Algorithmic Guide to Taming My Husband 博士王妃:算法驯夫录 Ancient Romance197k WordsOngoing [Historical romance + transmigration + sweet romance + strong heroine + imaginative premise] Lu Zhiyao is a highly intelligent woman with a PhD. After her self-developed future-prediction System goes haywire, she opens her eyes to find herself transmigrated as A useless, uneducated daughter of a concubine in the Chancellor's household of the Great Zhao dynasty, who is infatuated with a servant and has been promised in marriage! On their wedding night, her cold-faced Prince Li Hengye is about to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 285 After an Unexpected Pregnancy: Mr. Bo Is Truly Irresistible 意外怀孕后:薄总他真香了 Modern Romance757k WordsCompleted (The print edition goes on sale across major platforms on May 10) [Both leads are each other's first and only] [Marriage Before Love] He was the eldest son of the immensely wealthy Bo family, hot-tempered, brooding, and not to be crossed. She was only the housekeeper's daughter. By a twist of fate, they spent one reckless night together, and she became pregnant. She became the well-behaved granddaughter-in-law of Old Madam Bo. She also became, in his eyes, a shameless woman after his money. Bo X 20.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
  36. 286 Seduce Me on Our Wedding Night 婚夜诱妻 Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is now available. [Rekindled Romance + Marriage Before Love + Older, Fatherly Husband + Winning Her Back + Faithful Love] [Fastidious, Hearing-Impaired, Abstinent CEO X Tough-Minded, Clear-Eyed Beauty from a Poor Family] Her younger brother was framed and sent to prison, while her parents fell gravely ill from worry. Shi Ling refused to swallow her pride and borrow money from relatives who mocked her. So she ruthlessly called off her engagement to her childhood s 3kReads8.8Score351Shelves
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  37. 287 The Foolish Beauty Was Doted on by a Mad Prince After Her Substitute Marriage 笨蛋美人替嫁后被疯批王爷宠上天 Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation of With You, We Journey Beneath the Bright Moon is now open for reservations. Original novel of the Spring Hues series of animated dramas; print edition signed] [Swapped bridal identities + marriage for good fortune + love after marriage] [An adorably clueless beauty who charms people without realizing it VS a double-standard, mad prince] Qiao Yun fell and injured her head as a child. Her father showed her no affection, her stepmother had no love for her, and she beca 57.5kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves
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  38. 288 The Villainess Turns Over a New Leaf, and Her Mad Husband Dotes on Her 恶女洗白,疯批夫君宠上天 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted [Just rated! Marriage first, love later + raising a powerful minister + the male lead fights tooth and nail for their married status] Chu Ning accidentally transmigrates to a remote, impoverished mountain village. The original owner was also named Chu Ning, and was a notorious shrew in the area. She'd been stealing chickens and dogs, cheating and cutting corners since childhood, and swore like a sailor every day. Now she was twenty, and not a single person from the surrounding villages dared co 638Reads6.9Score100Shelves
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  39. 289 The White Moonlight’s Ultimate Power to Wound 白月光的顶级杀伤力 Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted Complete (alternate title: Snowflakes and the Moon) [Powerful playboy × college student] [Both leads are inexperienced in love + wealthy families + rekindled romance + remorseful pursuit + sweet romance + six-year age gap] Ying Xia and Lin Zhiyu had been together for years, and everyone said they were destined to fail. People said that men from his background could never love anyone sincerely. Ying Xia didn’t believe them. She loved him without hesitation. Until the day he married, when she watc 4.6kReads8.8Score245Shelves
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  40. 290 Doting on My Darling Captive 溺养娇脔 Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [A proud young nobleman from a powerful family vs. a cool, refined beauty from Jiangnan] Updates ongoing for the side couple Tan Dingsong and Lin Yin’s bonus chapters: a by-the-book older man and a female celebrity, a hate-to-love story. [Stunning heroine, weak at first then strong + devoted hero who falls from grace and humbly begs for love] After meeting her, he learns how to love. His mature, passionate love heals her wounds and warms her whole life. Yu Wanwan, Nancheng’s “moonlight of the h 31.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves
  41. 291 No More Hiding! Mr. Fu Gets Jealous and Fights for Me After We Marry 藏不住了!傅总他婚后又争又抢 Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Also known as: Be Good, Don't Say Stop] Completed~ [Marriage First, Love Later × Older Man Who Takes the Lead × The Ultimate Secret Crush] Before marriage, he was a workaholic. After marriage, he became obsessed with his wife. The difference is that a workaholic at least gets some work done, while a wife fanatic only knows how to... ahem. [Scheming Big Shot | Sweet, Soft, and Adorable Little Wife] A friend: "I've got some juicy gossip. Want to hear it?" "Not interested." "Fine, never mind. I he 29.7kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
  42. 292 After Marriage, I Give You All My Love 婚后,予你满心欢 Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted First marriage, then love + two elite families, mutual first love + gentle, slow-burn sweet romance + an influential man losing control A cold, restrained heir + a gentle, clear-headed female doctor The Pei and Lu families of the capital are century-old clans. The two families have always been close and arranged a marriage long ago. The Pei family’s eldest son, Pei Qingdu, was betrothed to the Lu family’s eldest daughter, Lu Zheng. Unexpectedly, Lu Zheng suddenly fell for a young heartthrob 49.8kReads8.8Score5.7kShelves
  43. 293 I Traded My Father and Brothers, So Why Are You Crying When I'm the Prince's Favorite? 交换父兄,我成王府团宠你哭什么 Ancient Romance781k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Xingluo had poured her heart and soul into securing a bright future for her father and brothers. At last, just as her family reached the height of its power, her sister suddenly returned home and stole their affection, along with her marriage to the crown prince. Only when she was dying did Wen Xingluo learn that her father and brothers had always hated her for being calculating and manipulative. They loved only her sweet, gentle sister. When she opens her eyes again, W 74.7kReads8.4Score11.4kShelves
  44. 294 After the Marriage Swap, the Young General Can't Resist Flirting 换亲后,少年将军不禁撩 Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [The animated comic is now available. If you're interested, go check it out!] [Married first, fall in love later ✘ aloof, youthful male lead ✘ gentle, clear-eyed female lead ✘ mutually exclusive partners (explained later)] Wen Ning was reborn. In her previous life, she dutifully cared for her parents-in-law and treated her husband with consideration. After finally enduring long enough to see Song Yan pass the highest imperial examination, everyone said she was lucky. But Song Yan never loved her 3.4kReads8.9Score384Shelves
  45. 295 Creamy Peach Romance 奶油恋桃 Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Mutual Devotion] The cool, handsome SWAT captain everyone sees, but a shamelessly proper man in private x a sweet, innocent little bunny Sheng Qinian, captain of the SWAT headquarters, suddenly got married, and it was a whirlwind wedding. On their first day as newlyweds, his sweet little wife slept in a separate room. By the third day, she had run off to stay in her school dormitory. Sheng Qinian kept making the first move, time and time again, until Jiang Suisui b 4.1kReads9.2Score493Shelves
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  46. 296 Oh No! Wen Shao Has Fallen for Her 糟糕!闻少他动了心 Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Cool and gentle campus beauty x aloof, carefree young master] Love at first sight or just being captivated by her looks, whatever you call it, Wen Jingbai has never been one to hold back. Wen Liwan has a star in the sky, but she's never dared to dream beyond her reach. She knows it's an unattainable dream, so she's always played by the rules. But one day, that star begins to descend toward her of its own accord. Panicked and unsure how to accept it, she can only avoid him. Wen Jingbai has live 17.4kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
  47. 297 Sharing His Bed 与他共枕 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 7.5kReads9.1Score573Shelves
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  48. 298 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Tried to Redeem the Villain 穿书后努力救赎反派 Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing [A timid, easily flustered little bunny × a fallen villain | Transmigrate into a book | Marriage first, love later | A story of redemption | Both are each other’s only one | Slow burn warning] ⚠️ Slow burn, everyday-life focus, not a wish-fulfillment story. The second male lead has a relatively large role early on. Both the male lead and second male lead are depicted using nicotine, so please consider that before reading. ⚠️ Wen Li transmigrated into a book. She became a minor character with 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 299 Nothing but False Affection 区区假意 Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted [The Chase Begins After the Breakup] [Mutual Firsts] In the third year of their marriage, Li Man asked for a divorce. She admitted that she had been the one who benefited from this marriage. She had gone from a nobody to a phoenix. That was why Lu Jiushu despised her and couldn’t wait to leave her. She was human, not made of iron. This loveless marriage had worn her down until she was numb. But during the divorce cooling-off period, the man who had never come home started returning every day. He 10.9kReads8.3Score754Shelves
  50. 300 Turning My Fake-Marriage Husband Straight 掰直形婚老公 Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted A law-focused, trope-subverting story A sweet, scatterbrained divorce lawyer versus a shrewd, restrained business tycoon Both leads are each other’s first and only; no idealized first love, no ex-boyfriends Marriage first, love later / grounded realism / simmering tension / falling in love with clear eyes No age gap; they’re the same age Wang Mengting: a name that clearly doesn’t belong to the heroine of a romance novel. A walking machine for snarky commentary. Twenty-eight by East Asian reckoni 755Reads—Score—Shelves
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