Looking for Novels with an Ascetic Male Lead 求男主是禁欲系的小说

1. 1 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Powerful Man Clings to My Waist Night After Night 穿成恶毒女配后，大佬夜夜缠我腰 Jiaojiang Liang Qi椒江梁七Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted Author transmigrates into her own book / No System / Body-sharing fiction / Face-slapping the scumbags / Pure, mindless fun- Jin Shichen: A high-IQ financial prodigy, aloof and abstinent, the arrogant heir to a powerful family in Beijing. Wen Yu: Her soul and body both transmigrate into the book; a fair-skinned beauty and a genuine rich woman. The male lead is the guiding type of lover; the female lead just flirts and won’t commit~ Adults flirting and sparring, sweet romance, no angst~ - Wen Yu 19.4kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves

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   It's good, I recommend it.

2. 2 他 He's Nine-Tenths Intense 他有九分烈 Xi Yi席亦Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted (Rekindled romance × groveling pursuit of the wife × slow-burn sweet romance × both leads are virgins and equally strong × the leads can both communicate and think) Fu Shaoyu confessed to Qin Shizheng and was rejected. By chance, she overheard his casual remark. “Yubao grew up right in front of me. I've always thought of her as a little sister. I could never feel anything else for her.” Someone asked, “Then, Brother Zheng, can I pursue little Shaoyu?” Qin Shizheng gave a faintly amused smile. “. 1.9kReads8.7Score168Shelves

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   1. The female lead, preconceived notions, believes she's cannon fodder and tries to cling to the male lead without offending him. The male lead falls in love with her and is always kind to her but never expresses his feelings. 2. The male lead is a product of his own past mistakes, facing a "wife-chasing" scenario. Female lead: Brother, weren't you going to be my brother?

3. 3 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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   The only book that kept me up all night this year. I never thought a book like this would appear on Tomato (a Chinese online literature platform). A top-tier contemporary romance novel with strong leads, sweet and angsty, intellectual and platonic. After reading it, I couldn't get into anything else. The author has a deep literary foundation, far superior to novice authors. The writing is divine, incredibly delicate. The male lead's love is passionate, but not mindless. The female lead is brilliant; after reading, you'll not only fall in love with the male lead but also with the female lead. Suitable for discerning, seasoned readers; a unique and extreme emotional rollercoaster, not clichéd. The pacing is steady, starting slowly but building up to a sweeter, more intense feeling as you read. A grand scope, it'll give you a mental boost. The plot takes off after chapter ten; you'll come back to thank me after you finish.

4. 4 假 What If I Were a Parasitic Vine? 假如我是菟丝花 Refining Ice Moon炼冰月Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted Signed for a print edition, publication pending | Instinctive attraction | Pure love in the early stages | Passionate love in the later stages | When they first met, Su Yunluo never dared imagine that Xie Chen would actually seduce her. After all, back then he was the teacher's pride and joy, the top student admired by the whole school, the God of Xie. Everyone said that this God of Xie was aloof and chaste, untouchable, and above worldly concerns. Only Su Yunluo quietly saw through it. It was a 72.9kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves

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   It's exceptionally good. The male lead exudes a restrained, ascetic aura, and he's incredibly meticulous in his actions. He uses subtle tactics to win the female lead's heart, creating a huge contrast between his public and private personas. Another book by this author is also excellent; it's a sister work, and both female leads possess brave and strong personalities.

5. 5 尘 A Secret Love Poem in the Dust 尘埃里的暗恋诗 Refining Ice Moon炼冰月Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) + (Animated series coming soon. Search “The Small-Town Girl's White Moonlight” to reserve your spot) [Based on a true story + both leads are each other's first and only + happy ending] [In the beginning: innocent schoolyard crush; later: mutual devotion and a mix of sweet and steamy love] Xia Changjun's crush was so hard to bear. It began too early. She had liked him since elementary school. The gap between them was too wide. He was the prince of their small town. Every te 58kReads9.4Score8.9kShelves
6. 6 贺 Dr. He Keeps His Desires in Check in Public, but Loses Control Only for Her in Private 贺医生人前禁欲，人后只对她失控 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Workplace Romance + Female Growth + Comeback + Sweet and Satisfying Romance + The Contrast of a Chaste Exterior] He was the doctor who helped her heal: gentle, aloof, and restrained. He taught her not to put up with things anymore. From then on, Xu Ke, once an easy pushover for anyone to manipulate, became a “certified madwoman” who went wild with a license. Whether it was people picking fights, using psychological manipulation, or harassing her at work and shifting the blame, she took them d 315Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a super good novel I recently found, featuring a stoic male lead and a sweet, satisfying female lead who grows and matures! 👍

7. 7 禁 Dr. Qi Is Chaste, but He's Addicted to Her 禁欲祁医生，只对她上瘾 Gugu Jiu咕咕九Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted "Both leads are inexperienced" "Age gap" "Forced love" "Powerful man bows his head" [Sweet, innocent girl X arrogant, scheming doctor] A pure, well-behaved girl meets a powerful, obsessive man with an intense possessive streak. One chance entanglement leaves him, a man who never showed interest in women, addicted to her body. Meng Jiao was brought home by Qi Li at her most miserable, and the abstinent doctor indulged himself with her. She thought it would be a one-time transaction, but Qi Li d 13.7kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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   It's good, the male lead is great.

8. 8 作 Daredevil to Stay Alive: The Abstinent CEO Goes Berserk Every Night 作死续命：禁欲霸总每晚都气疯 Stop at the Water's Edge界水则止Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tags: wealthy-family CEO, sweet romance, System Overworked office employee Su Wan drops dead and wakes up as a cannon-fodder supporting character in a wealthy-family romance novel full of sweetness and angst. The story starts with a bang: she and the heroine's older sister enter the wrong bridal chamber and accidentally sleep with the novel's biggest villain, her sister's fiancé, the possessive, sinister CEO Ye Gucheng! Knowing that in her original host's future, he will control her until she di 21Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 教 The Instructor's Revenge: Forcing the Marriage of His One True Love 教官的报复，强娶白月光 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted During college military training, Zhang Mingzhu used sweet smiles and soft words to seduce her instructor, Sun Yihang, hoping to slack off and enjoy some peace and quiet. Their romance was doomed to be a sham from the start. As soon as training ended, she decisively texted him to break up, then blocked him everywhere. But he took it seriously. Every year, he spent his leave traveling to her city, bringing the allowances he'd saved and all the longing he'd kept bottled up. She always pushed his m 1.5kReads6.2Score100Shelves

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   The male lead is absolutely abstinent.

10. 10 女 The Top Student and Her Pilot Husband 女学霸和她的飞行员老公 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A Veterinarian Father’s Battle Against His Three Pilot Sons-in-Law In veterinarian Zhang Cheng’s life plan, his three daughters’ marriages were supposed to be as calm as still water: they would find steady, dependable husbands and lead peaceful lives. But fate had a ridiculous chain of pilot-related disasters in store for him. Of his three daughters, two had their hearts stolen by air force boys one after another. His youngest daughter, Shao Liyang, is the most unusual “daughter” in the Zhang 218Reads6.7Score102Shelves
11. 11 诱 A Kiss That Led to Ruin: After a Flirtation Gone Wrong, My Nemesis Went Mad with Love 诱吻沦陷：错撩后死对头为爱疯魔 It Will All Work Out终会圆满Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted "Enemies to lovers + charged push and pull + explosive sexual tension + untouchable beauty falling from her pedestal + forced love + possessive, lustful bad boy + queen trains her dog" Flirtatious Crisis-PR Queen VS “Mad Gentleman” Business Tycoon One day, PR queen Ruan Qingyin accidentally fell into the water and became confused about her memories. She mistook her greatest enemy, the sharp-tongued, picky, aloof, abstinent bad man Gu Huaizhou, for the unattainable “A-Zhou” she had always loved 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely gorgeous!!! Warning: This is incredibly good!!!

12. 12 无 Rose of the No-Man's-Land: Mr. Zhou, Please Behave 无人区玫瑰：周先生，请自重 It Will All Work Out终会圆满Modern Romance103k WordsCompleted [Forbidden love + bittersweet yearning + intense push and pull + rekindled romance + age gap] When Lu Yimian was fourteen, Zhou Yanchen, her father's much older friend, brought her home and made her his unofficial “niece.” She lived under his roof and turned the eight years of careful care he gave her into a grand, secret crush. Until she heard him promise his family that he would treat her only as his “niece,” while preparing a lavish wedding with his well-matched fiancée. She left a farewel 24Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 结 We've Slept in Separate Rooms for Three Years of Marriage. Now That I Want a Divorce, CEO Fu Is Beside Himself 结婚三年分房睡，提离婚傅总急红眼 Gu Lingran古铃然Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Yi spent all three years of her marriage to Fu Chen alone in an empty room. She was nothing but a pawn Fu Chen used to get close to the woman he loved. Unwilling to remain a pawn, she did everything she could to compete with his beloved for his attention, picking fights at every turn. But she lost completely. In the end, her heart died and she divorced him. After the divorce, she was kidnapped and held for ransom, and met a tragic end. Fate gave her a second chance, an 48.6kReads8.0Score3kShelves
14. 14 退 The Day She Broke Off Our Engagement, a Soldier Carried Me Into the Bridal Chamber 退婚当天，兵痞扛我入洞房 Gan Gan Has No Heart i敢敢没有心iModern Romance513k WordsCompleted [Historical setting + comeback + reborn revenge + sweet romance + building a fortune] Only after Jiang Wan died did she learn that she was nothing more than the tragic heroine in a melodramatic romance. Her husband had married her for a permanent job, while her mother-in-law cursed her for failing to bear a son. When she was dying of terminal stomach cancer, the only person who cared for her day and night, red-eyed with worry, was the discharged soldier and street tough who always leaned by the 2.5kReads8.6Score312Shelves
15. 15 不 Oh No! The Chaste New Factory Director from the 1980s Is My Ex-Husband 不中了！八零禁欲新厂长是我前夫 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted Era setting, villainess awakens, no golden finger, ex-wife-chasing redemption, reunion after years apart, both leads have no past relationships Lin Miaomiao has just seduced the ascetic young male educated youth who was sent to the countryside when she awakens. Only then does she realize she’s the scheming, wicked ex-wife of the male lead in a novel. In the book, as soon as the male lead returns to the city, he reports her entire family. Her eldest brother lands in prison, her father is suspend 33kReads7.4Score2.9kShelves
16. 16 重 Reborn into an Eighties Military Marriage: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Fierce and Flirtatious 重生八零军婚，冷面军官又野又撩 Shan Yuezhuo山月灼Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted No space, no golden finger. A calculating military officer versus a young lady. (The heroine has a childhood sweetheart, and there’s plenty of romantic push and pull. Plenty!) In her previous life, she tried desperately to escape her uncouth husband. Then, right before her eyes, he died saving her... Lin Wantang drifted through ten years of life and mourned him for ten years before realizing that, somewhere along the way, the man had quietly taken up residence in her heart... When she opens her 5kReads7.7Score473Shelves
17. 17 被 After Six Years of Neglect, Miss Nan Walks Away for Good 被冷落六年，南小姐放手再不回头 Mo Mo默默Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted Ten years of loving him and six years of marriage: all Lu Chengjin gave her was cold indifference. Nan Zhi lost her freedom and a baby who died prematurely. Everyone mocked her and said she deserved it. After all, she was a scheming woman who had married into the family for status. But it seemed they had all forgotten that when the Lu family fell on hard times, she was the only one by Lu Chengjin’s side. They had also forgotten how much she had contributed to making him the richest man in the im 5.2kReads6.8Score453Shelves
18. 18 秦 Captain Qin, Your Wife Really Wants a Divorce 秦机长，太太是真的想离婚了 Lu Baobao鹿暴爆Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Intense, Seductive Airline Captain vs. Beautiful, Rebellious Flight Attendant] Three years into her marriage to Qin Buzhou, Li Ruan thought they were a perfect match in married life. Only later did she realize they were compatible in bed and nowhere else. Qin Buzhou would always care most about his adopted stepsister, his so-called unrequited love. Li Ruan moved out of their marital home, disillusioned, and asked for a divorce. * In everyone’s eyes, Li Ruan was a scheming woman who had married 8.6kReads7.1Score640Shelves
19. 19 全 The Entire Army Is Shocked! The Sweet Young Wife Is a War Hero? 全军震惊！娇娇媳妇竟是兵王？ Kokoflavitskaya可可芙拉薇茨卡娅Modern Romance729k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into the 1970s + Strong Female Lead + Husband Regrets Losing Her + Military Marriage Power Fantasy] She’s barely transmigrated when her icy husband and scheming best friend join forces to bully her? Elite special forces instructor Su Wan flashes a wicked smile. “The game starts now!” She tears apart a fake sweetheart, knocks down a challenger with one move, then turns and tosses down a transfer request! “Your gentle entertainer wife? No. I’m your instructor!” Dropped into a compan 2.8kReads7.5Score279Shelves
20. 20 八 The 1980s: A Delicate Young Woman Arrives at the Family Compound 八零年代，家属院里来了个娇弱女子 Endless Summer无尽夏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Suyu spent her whole life as a devoted wife, only to learn just before her husband's death that his deep love had all been an act, and their years of affection had all been a lie. Reborn on the day her father-in-law pressured her husband to marry her, she knew he had been reborn too when he insisted that he wanted to marry someone else. 630Reads7.6Score291Shelves
21. 21 乖 Be Good. Don't Call Me a Mob Boss, Call Me Hubby 乖，别叫黑道大佬，叫老公 Westward Shadow Demon西下影妖Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [International romance + mad, violent outlaw + forced love!] [Top-tier mixed-race foreign magnate + sweet, obedient Chinese girl + both leads devoted only to each other + ten-year age gap + powerful man and vulnerable woman + coercive love + love at first sight + obsessive devotion + happy ending] Di Xiao has a weakness. How could a man who has spent his whole life on the brink of death have a weakness? Ning Xiaonuan discovers it. He tells her, “Don’t cry, baby. Your face will get all blotchy, a 9.9kReads8.9Score1kShelves
22. 22 随 Joining the Army? Dream On! The Capitalist Heiress Is Here to Get a Divorce 随军？做梦呢！资本小姐来离婚的 Huo Yan Le Lei火炎雷蕾Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing The short drama is now streaming under the title "Dreaming of Cool Jade Against a Pillow in the Lazy Moonlight" [Marriage First, Love Later] [Love Grows Over Time] [Taming a Bad Dog] [Following the Army] [Gorgeous Heiress] Wen Yi, a world-famous jewelry designer in the 21st century, transmigrates to 1971. Seven years later, her husband, a high-ranking officer, and her son both love only their white moonlight. Wen Yi thinks that being beautiful and living happily on her own is just fine. But then 98.2kReads6.6Score4.1kShelves
23. 23 黑 The Underworld Boss's Caged Canary 黑道大佬的金丝雀 Zhang Shumeng张书萌Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Sultry, innocent schemer vs. a wild, ruthless gangster, one-on-one romance “The male lead is unhinged and no good; the heroine is clear-eyed and worldly; the loyal, calculating second male lead and the gentle third male lead both love her.” “Coercive love + taking her by force + eight-year age gap + a male lead with overwhelming power + incredible stamina + a heroine with nowhere to run + a powerful man bowing to love + groveling after losing her + happy ending from his perspective, tragic endin 1.3kReads7.0Score109Shelves
24. 24 分 Reunited After Seven Years Apart, Mr. Bo Loses Control! 分手七年后重逢，薄总他失控了！ Xu April徐四月Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted Rekindled love + reunion after years apart + mutually chaste + a wife-winning redemption arc After breaking up with Bo Yanzhou seven years ago, Shen Wanhe never expected she would see him again. He was born into a wealthy family, a heaven-blessed prodigy and campus heartthrob who drew everyone’s attention wherever he went. She came from a small town, sensitive and insecure, an unknown face as overlooked as a weed by the roadside. Seven years ago, to repay Bo Yanzhou, she became his girlfrien 17.2kReads7.5Score1.7kShelves
25. 25 轻 Go Easy on Her! The Delicate Qipao Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by the Capital’s Elite 轻点训！旗袍娇娇被京圈大佬宠疯 Pineapple Prince菠萝王子Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + from universally disliked to universally adored + swoony, sweet romance + wealthy older man] Ruthless man in power × bright, delicate beauty Before she dies, Yu Niaoniao transmigrates into a melodramatic novel she once read. She must follow the plot and stay alive to come back to life. System: “You’re the villainess of a wealthy-family melodrama, a fake heiress who tries to steal everything from the heroine. In the end, the heroine’s many admirers teach you a lesson, and you di 4kReads8.9Score445Shelves
26. 26 天 A Little Sweetheart Fell from the Sky, and the Soldier King Carried Her Home 天上掉下个小娇娇兵王一把扛回家 Little Fish in the Deep Sea深海里的小鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This story is set in an imaginary era and is entirely fictional] Yu Sheng, heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the 21st century, had an accident while piloting her helicopter on her twentieth birthday and transmigrated straight to the 1970s. Here, Yu Sheng not only met her grandfather and great-uncle when they were young, but also met her great-grandfather and great-grandmother, whom she had never met before. After transmigrating to the 1970s, Yu Sheng fell from t 1.7kReads8.7Score158Shelves
27. 27 不 Behave, or You’ll Be Punished! The Crazy Pei Young Master Is Obsessed with Keeping Her Captive 不乖就罚！疯批裴少偏爱囚她 Kang Xier康熙儿Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted (The score was just released, so it doesn’t mean much yet. It’ll rise later, so please don’t let it put you off.) [Powerful, wealthy families + domineering love + extreme possessiveness + confinement + heroine tries to escape and gets caught / angst before sweetness + devoted to each other] [Unhinged heir to an underworld empire × soft but stubborn little white flower] Song Lixian visits the notorious Loli Island for an undercover investigation connected to her work, but one of the island’s powe 8.2kReads8.0Score341Shelves
28. 28 带 Eloping While Pregnant? The Rough 1970s Hunk Turns Red-Eyed Every Night 带球私奔？七零糙汉夜夜凶红眼 Meng Gaga蒙嘎嘎Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted (The rating was just added, it'll go up, it's going up~) [Period piece + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + feel-good power fantasy + putting scumbags in their place] Sweet, delicate beauty VS cold-faced military officer Lin Suisui, a modern top-tier star with fair skin and breathtaking looks, wakes up to find she's become the same-named villainess in a period novel, Lin Suisui, who was doomed from the start. To escape being sent down to the countryside, the original Lin Suisui delib 4.1kReads8.4Score364Shelves
29. 29 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fertile Beauty Is Turning Her Life Around 快穿：好孕美人她要翻天 Kangkangkang Busy Baby康康康忙北鼻Ancient Romance674k WordsCompleted [Childbearing System, punishing scumbags and face-slapping, pure wish fulfillment, no fixed love interest, a collection of short stories set in various modern and ancient worlds] An only child from modern-day Shanghai, she lost both her parents in a car accident and was also diagnosed with leukemia. Her maternal grandparents were still alive. She had an adorable son and a handsome husband. One day, she fell into the sea and bonded with a quick transmigration System. Only then did she learn that 2.1kReads7.8Score192Shelves
30. 30 宠 The Favorite Consort Doesn't Want to Be Buried Alive? Then I'll Drag the Crown Prince Off His Pedestal! 宠妃不想殉葬？拉太子下神坛！ Nanfei Beidiao南妃北调Ancient Romance468k WordsCompleted “His Majesty's decree: Li Xin, you have won my favor. You are hereby granted... burial with the emperor.” Li Xin: “...?” That night, she sneaks into the Eastern Palace and schemes her way into the Crown Prince's red silk bed curtains. The next morning, he is furious. She drops to her knees and begs, “Your Highness... please spare this servant's life.” One night of entanglement turns into three months of surrender. But then the emperor, on the brink of death, suddenly recovers! Just as Li Xin is 75Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    A story about the extreme tension between the male and female protagonists, exploring ethics, morality, and psychology, unfolding in an ancient era with a strict hierarchical system.

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