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1. 101 春 Secretly Surrendering to Spring’s Desire 春欲暗渡 Sui Tiantian岁甜甜Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Business interpreter and investment magnate | Second chance at love | Original title: Spring Desire, Secretly Crossing] At a lavish business banquet in Jiangcheng, the hall is packed with guests and magnates. Lin Wusheng’s boss orders her to charm the CEO visiting from Nancheng and secure a huge investment. Holding her wineglass, Lin Wusheng looks toward the elegant, aloof man at the head table and freezes, unable to speak. How could it be him? Seeing her lose her composure, someone teases, “Pr 27.9kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
2. 102 穿 I Was Reborn as a Discarded Consort and Wanted to Lie Flat, but the Regent Set His Sights on Me 穿成废妃想躺平，我被摄政王盯上 Jun Yue Feng Xi君悦风兮Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiwan transmigrates. She becomes an obscure concubine in the late emperor’s harem. No favor, no family connections, no children. She lives in the most remote side hall in the entire palace, so far out of the way that even the palace cleaners can’t be bothered to come by. Someone else might have wailed and cried, but Shen Zhiwan just wants to set off firecrackers in celebration. A thirty-year-old overworked office drone drops dead from exhaustion, then wakes up to free meals and lodging, no 11Reads—Score194Shelves

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   This is a very bittersweet story. The male lead is always deeply devoted to the female lead, even believing she likes the second male lead. He appears cold and aloof on the surface but is insanely jealous inside. In the end, seeing her fake her death and escape the palace, he can only cruelly let her go. However, upon learning that she is marrying the second male lead, he ultimately chooses to steal her away, feeling despicable, yet he refuses to give up on her, unaware that she has already unknowingly fallen in love with him.

3. 103 京 A Fog Too Dense to Cross in the Capital 京雾难渡 Not Green Rabbit不绿兔Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Cool, stubborn heroine x vicious troublemaker] [Beijing elite circle x forced love x broken up and reunited x angsty melodrama with a happy ending] When Song Qingwu broke up with Zong Yu, she did it decisively. He didn't try to stop her at all. He just stood with his back to her, smoking on the balcony. “Think it through. I don't get back together with ex-girlfriends.” Song Qingwu nodded. “I know.” Maybe he was embarrassed because she was the one who dumped him, or maybe her answer had come to 41.7kReads8.6Score4.7kShelves
4. 104 娓 A Voice That Captivates 娓娓动听 South Lodging, North Branches南宿北枝Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Completed] Song Wei first met Jiang Tingnian at the hospital. He was wearing medical protective gear, completely covered except for his eyes. She couldn't make out his face, only that he was very tall. Tall, chatty, and overly enthusiastic. That was Song Wei's first impression of him. The second time they met, she silently added another word to the list. Beautiful eyes. Later After catching him staring at her countless times, Song Wei turned to him and asked coolly, “Am I that pretty?” “...” Ji 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You can take a look at this [I'm almost crying]

5. 105 谁 Who Can Pluck the Bright Moon? 谁可摘明月 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Unruly, Obsessive, Coldhearted, Aloof, and a Rising Lawyer] X [Gentle, Quiet, Mature, Fatherly, Restrained, and a Second-Generation Entrepreneurial CEO] Ten-year age gap · The remorseful pursuit of a wife · Mutual salvation The heroine is not a virgin, but the hero is. Do not read if this bothers you! Lian Qi isn't easy to like. She never had a father, and her mother hated her for being withdrawn and introverted. After her grandmother died, her mother abandoned her with her aunt and never con 39.4kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves

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   This is inherently a bittersweet story.

6. 106 雨 Thick with Rain and Mist 雨雾浓浓 Sweet Woodruff繁缕花Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted Original title: Falling into the Rain Tide [Powerful man x soft but resilient woman + living-under-one-roof trope + older man + groveling pursuit + both leads' first love] Everyone in the business world knew Wen Huaixu was aloof and capricious, the last person anyone wanted to cross. No one in their circle dared take him lightly. Yet this unrestrained man would make an exception for just one person. One time, after drinking himself nearly unconscious, he saw Yu Tingyu holding a bowl of hangover 43.8kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves

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   After all the twists and turns, we're still each other.

7. 107 强 The Campus Hottie I Forced to Love Me Was Bitter and Cold, So She Stopped Chasing Me After Being Reborn 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生她不追了 Dao Shangxie刀上邪Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + both leads are pure and each other's first + a long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Jiani fell in love with the campus heartthrob at first sight. She pursued him for years without success, then resorted to despicable tactics to get pregnant and marry him. Knowing he didn't love her, she gradually lost hope. Reborn before the college entrance exams, she no longer clings to him for help with homework. She gets high marks, but doesn't apply 49.2kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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   This is an atypical rebirth novel. The female lead initially believes she's been reborn, but the ending has a complete twist! [Winking face] If you're curious, check it out! [Smirking face] However, sometimes it leaves you feeling a bittersweet feeling. [Crying face] But overall, it's a sweet romance.

8. 108 勾 I Started Flirting with the Pretty Transfer Student, So My Childhood Friend Cut Ties with Me 勾搭上漂亮转校生，竹马和我撇清关系 Doesn't Eat Sour Grass不吃酸草10k WordsCompleted I Hit It Off with the Pretty Transfer Student, and My Childhood Friend Cut Ties with Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 禁 No Trespassing 禁止侵入 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted 1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced. A roguish, shameless [mafia heir] vs. a domineering, proud [crime lord’s daughter] A couple at war, united by pure hatred; a fake-to-the-bitter-end loyal puppy; tailbones that just want to kill each other; and a push-and-pull so intense it feels like their tendons might snap. In public, they act like a loving couple. In private, they point guns at each other. She pressed a gun to his suit pants and pulled the trigger without hesitation. He dragged her 33.3kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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   Both leads are virgins! There's a bit of conflict in the beginning, but the female lead's character and personality are very well-developed. The male lead has a sharp tongue but a soft heart; they both know what the other is thinking. The ending was a bit of a surprise, which completely broke my heart. It's a very good read, highly recommended! But it's not overly sentimental, just slightly bittersweet. [Kissing emoji]

10. 110 第 The Winter of the Thirty-First Year 第三十一年冬 Shan Ji Ji 5山己几5Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Proud, aloof dance actress] × [Steady, modest son of an illustrious family] [Golden boy] × [Down-and-out heiress] [Happy ending] [Seven years in love] [Childhood sweethearts] [Bittersweet push and pull] [Reunion after years apart] [Both pure] [Beijing elite circle] Content warning: The male lead enters a marriage of convenience. The story unfolds through a documentary's use of flashbacks and non-chronological scenes. “He was the most devout worshipper, yet not a single god heard his prayers.” “ 1.5kReads—Score169Shelves

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    Book 1: The male and female leads are well-matched in social standing, with a four-year age gap. Both are virgins and childhood sweethearts. The story is bittersweet, with a seven-year relationship ending due to family reasons. They reunite three years later! They are soulmates! The journey is very bittersweet! Book 2: The male lead comes from a wealthy family, and the female lead is an art restorer with a seven-year age gap. The journey is also bittersweet, but it ends happily.

11. 111 听 The Dampness of Her 听见她的潮湿 Mi Gu弥骨Modern Romance277k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise.) [Youth and School Life | Slow-Burning Angst | Mutual Healing | Ensemble Cast] [An insecure, sensitive but clear-headed good girl × a sharp-tongued, quiet, softhearted top student on a pedestal] Shen Nanxi has lived her whole life in the light of a figure called “older sister.” Shen Nanzhi, the name forever on everyone's lips. She grew used to being compared, to folding her grievances into silence, to making herself smaller with every “above average” ass 18.2kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    The female protagonist grew up under the care of her older sister, and her comparative love from her parents makes her conflicted, insecure, and sensitive. She feels jealous of her sister, but this also fuels her resentment towards herself; she longs to be seen. The male protagonist is the one who sees her and discovers her. The essence of the romance between the male and female protagonists in this book is about being seen. "I like you" translates to "I clearly see you." This is a newly started novel, already added to my bookshelf.

12. 112 今 Snow Falls over Northern Beijing Tonight 今夜京北有雪 Shan Ji Ji 5山己几5Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Noble, Aloof Scion of an Elite Family] ✖️ [Radiant Beauty and Artifacts Restorer] [Happy Ending] [Six-Year Age Gap] [Beijing Circle] [A Subtly Unexpected Side to the Heroine] Content Warnings: [Angst and Sweetness] [Neither Lead Is the Other’s First] [Pseudo-Substitute Romance] (The man has a past, the woman doesn’t) “Love is something only the best of the best can afford. True romantics are born into wealthy families.” A friend once warned Jiang Wanhao, “Wanhao, Mr. Shen once had a lover for 21kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
13. 113 假 The Mask Master 假面大师 Listening to the Wind on the Great Dao大道听风Urban115k WordsCompleted I cheated on her during our marriage and made her suffer through endless illness. I piled up 400,000 yuan in online-loan debt, and debt collectors came to our door, shattering the peace of our family. I threw away my career prospects, became a complete mess, and still took the side of outsiders at every turn. For four years, she endured it, cried, and held on, until she became a haggard housewife. Now she no longer holds back or shows kindness. She has turned completely cold. I question her, I r 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ending was very sad.

14. 114 完 Oh No, the Tycoon I Dumped Has Made a Comeback 完蛋，被我抛弃的大佬东山再起了 Dola Ning哆啦宁Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Love + Mutual Secret Crushes + Both Pure + Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf + College Romance to Workplace] A softhearted, wealthy playboy and a sensitive, prickly, well-behaved poor girl At college, Wen Chi had the face of a first love and was quiet and reserved. Lu Yinghuai was born to stand out, bold and carefree, always the center of attention wherever he went. Their lives were worlds apart, like parallel lines that would never meet. Few people knew how they got together. Everyone wo 6.5kReads8.6Score624Shelves

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    I've watched it countless times; the sour and astringent feeling is top-notch.

15. 115 最 Our Most Honest Desires 最真实的欲望 Young Master Ying'er公子颖儿Modern Romance241k WordsOngoing In the city where we live, there are families facing middle age and young men and women, the most genuine urban desires and the most realistic human affairs. Welcome to my new book! 322Reads6.5Score—Shelves
16. 116 茉 The Jasmine Blooms Again 茉莉又花开 I Pick Up My Pen After Dusk提笔黄昏后Modern Romance384k WordsOngoing [Young, wealthy CEO x beautiful, aloof actress] [Long-planned romance + secret crush + both leads' first love] [A seemingly cold but actually gentle older man x a well-behaved, sensitive, slow-to-warm young woman who lacks a sense of security] Shen Qingmo had been dependent on others since childhood, always living cautiously. Then, at a banquet, she accidentally spilled wine on a man's trousers. Somehow, the two ended up living together, and she became Jiang Yanzhou's fake girlfriend under an ag 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one! It's super good!

17. 117 乖 The Good Girl Leaves the Scene, So Why Is the Capital's Playboy Jealous? 乖乖女退场，京圈浪子怎么眼红了 The Cat Boss Who Can Never Wake Up喵总睡不醒Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted [Playboy with a carefree attitude × sensible, obedient woman + powerful man lowering his head + winning her back after losing her + both sexually inexperienced] Ling Jue is a wind you can never catch. Qin Shuyi is a willow, quiet and at ease. One is free-spirited and unrestrained; the other follows the rules. These two, so utterly different, began with an offhand “let’s have some fun” and ended with an ordinary “I’m bored.” In this game of a playboy turning over a new leaf, everyone involved onl 103.8kReads9.2Score12.5kShelves
18. 118 你 You Kissed the Wrong Place 你亲错地方了 A Fa阿法Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted The print edition of A Glimmer Against the Cold Wind is now available nationwide. [Each other's first love + rekindled romance + the hero wins himself over + happy ending] For the first sixteen years of his life, Xie Chen had never thought about dating. When Jiang Yuan wrote him a love letter and was publicly criticized by the whole school, Xie Chen rejected her without mercy. “I have no plans to date.” Jiang Yuan neither cried nor made a scene. She gave him an appraising look, even smiling a li 63.8kReads9.5Score8kShelves

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    Oh my god, a must-see!

19. 119 被 The Abandoned Monster Boss Has Its Eye on Me 被弃养的怪物boss盯上了 Zhe Zhe Du者者都Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [A timid, death-fearing, cautious transmigrated woman X a blank-slate monster with superhuman strength] [Both leads are each other's only partners. The male lead starts out blank and childlike, dependent on the female lead. Later, he becomes a devoted, shameless cling-on.] I summoned a monster. He was my bargaining chip for surviving after I transmigrated into this absurd game. I gave him a place to stay and food to eat. In return, he killed people and protected me in this world, full of dangers 57.7kReads9.3Score12.8kShelves

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    The female lead is very resilient, brave, and clear-headed! The male lead is like a large dog; the female lead can do whatever she wants. The viewing experience was bittersweet, especially the ending.

20. 120 辞 Deep Love for Ci Yuan 辞鸢情深 Xi Zi Xi夕籽夕Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Rich Heir × Top-Tier Beauty and Designer] (Full-cast audio edition now available) "Love at first sight on both sides + Class difference + Winning her back + Rekindled romance + Both chaste" They were both struck by love at first sight! An irresistible physical attraction! Everyone says that the rich heir Ji Ke is only playing around with the student Ruan Yuan. Ruan Yuan gives him her whole heart, but... Ruan Yuan: “Let’s get married!” Ji Ke: “What are you thinking? You’re only 21.” Ruan Yuan: “ 27.9kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves

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    Both are very good. It's just that the author dragged out the second side story for a long time, but this one is actually very good; the male lead is annoying at first, but he gradually changes later. The first story is similar.

21. 121 狂 Madly in Love with Her 狂恋她 I Arrived, But Spring Was Gone CC偏我来时不逢春CCModern Romance300k WordsCompleted This is a heartwarming story. After a car accident takes their parents’ lives, fate binds the two of them tightly together with its red thread... [A resilient, long-suffering little white flower vs. a carefree, roguish street punk, happy ending] 550Reads—Score114Shelves

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    Rough-around-the-edges older brother vs. Indifferent younger sister [sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts]

22. 122 都 We Broke Up, So Why Are You Still Bowing Your Head? 都分手了，你还低头干什么！ My Male God, Buy Me a Chicken Drumstick男神请我吃鸡腿Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted The powerful one lowers their head; the weaker one gets trained like a dog. Some mild coercion. [Rekindled Romance / Winning Her Back + Mutual Secret Crush + Both Pure, 1v1] An ambitious, gentle, deeply loving woman vs. a sharp-tongued, tsundere, dramatic show-off of a man There is logic in this story, so bring your brain - Ruan Liusu was hired by Si Jianwei as a live-in study companion. During their two years abroad, Si Jianwei bossed Ruan Liusu around: “You have to be home before ten every nig 27.6kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
23. 123 离 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 101.5kReads9.4Score10.6kShelves
24. 124 暗 What Should I Do About My Crush? He’s Flirty and Bad News 暗恋对象他又撩又坏怎么办 Guan Er Zhu关耳竹Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted, so it’ll go up~) Qiao Qiyan had a secret: she had a crush on He Jinye. He had a face straight out of a magazine, came from a powerful family, and was never short of female admirers. Her feelings were destined to stay hidden forever. Until one day, she went along to a matchmaking event for fun and saw He Jinye onstage, calmly listing his criteria for a partner: “Must be at least 172 centimeters tall, studying at Jing University, and have scored 145 or above in math on 22kReads8.9Score4.8kShelves

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    Perhaps this could be a happy ending (⑅˃◡˂⑅). The female lead has had a crush on the male lead since middle school, witnessing him being with someone else, and she even helped the second female lead win him over... Because her parents died in a car accident, the female lead has a somewhat conflicted personality. Even after sensing the male lead's feelings for her, she doesn't dare admit it, fearing he's just playing around. Fortunately, the female lead tries to escape, but the male lead chases after her, leaving her with no escape. The male lead's personality is such that conflicted people need a lover they can't shake off. There are many misunderstandings along the way, but the male lead repeatedly falls for the same person. The ending is a happy one ⸜(๑'ᵕ'๑)⸝⋆* (Just kidding, the above is the author's shameless self-praise Orz)

25. 125 春 Springtime in My Arms 春意入我怀 President of the Late-Nighters Club晚睡集团总裁Modern Romance467k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Springtime in My Arms is now available] [College campus + a prodigal turns over a new leaf + he pursues her + one-sided redemption] [Roguish, bad-boy swagger vs. cool, pure-hearted girl] At university, Yu Xi encounters the biggest obstacle of her life: Jin Zhuoxiao, a playboy with a notorious reputation. Jin Zhuoxiao comes from a good family and is handsome. His only two flaws are probably his terrible personality and his boundless womanizing. As his direct victim, Yu Xi 55.1kReads9.2Score8.1kShelves
26. 126 咬 A Bite of Sugar 咬一口糖 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Cold, aloof bad boy × sweet, well-behaved girl. Secret crush comes true, reformed playboy, sweet romance. Shen Queyan of Jiang University was notorious for his womanizing ways. Everyone was betting on who could tame him. Then one day, a sweet, obedient girl appeared at his side, and he doted on her without question. Some said she was the younger sister of Shen Queyan's closest friend. Xu Tang had been secretly in love with her brother's friend for a long time. It w 37.5kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    It's a sweet and sour mix, though. Without reading the synopsis, I'd think it was a tragic ending. Romance lovers can check my bookshelf to see if there's anything they like. ៷>ᴗ<៷

27. 127 他 He Says It's Not Too Late 他说不晚 Huohuo the Painter画画的火火Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion | Healing | A playboy turns over a new leaf | School days to city life | Reunited after years apart | Wealthy families] When they were young, Li Zhiwan stumbled out of a secluded alley, covered in blood, and collapsed to the ground. Gu Yuqian stood at the far end of the long alley, holding a black umbrella as he looked at the girl’s desperate, pleading eyes. In the end, the boy ran toward her, radiating cold, and saved her from the brink of despair. After that, whenever heavy 12.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
28. 128 等 Waiting for a Midsummer 等一场盛夏 Thin Persimmon Tea薄柿茶茶Modern Romance639k WordsCompleted Print edition signed* * Xia Shi met Qi You when she was sixteen. The young man was dejected yet proud, carefree and unruly. He had a stunning face and an air of roguish nonchalance, as though he were just passing through life for fun. Countless girls liked him, but he was never interested and never gave any of them a second glance. And she was certainly not the kind of girl he would like. A stickler for rules, dull and boring. They should never have had anything to do with each other, until she 59.3kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves
29. 129 心 The Darling Beauty’s Thoughts Are Exposed, and the Brooding Lunatic Flirts with Her in Plain Sight 心肝美人露心声，阴鸷疯批明里撩 Blue Wisteria蓝紫荆Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Living Under One Roof × Both Pure × Coercive Possession × Rekindled Romance] Jiang Yancheng, the Jiang family’s high-IQ heir who had just returned from abroad, was cool and self-possessed, always doing things his own way. No girl could catch his eye or get close to him. People called him an untouchable beauty. Everyone thought he was just too picky to be impressed by an ordinary beauty. Jiang Suiyu was the Jiang family’s famous scholarship recipient, sensitive and fragile, living 145Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book because not many people have read it, hence the low rating. I think it's quite good, and I've read it several times.

30. 130 星 The Stars Fold the Moon 星星折月亮 Chen Yi忱一Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + healing + high school romance] “Mom, I think something's wrong with me.” “What are you carrying on about now? When will you finally be as easy to deal with as your sister?” - In her second year of high school, Yu Xin realizes that something is definitely wrong with her. With an abyss on one side and hell on the other, she chooses a third path: saving herself. They meet at an internet cafe, and Yu Xin knows right away that she wants to be with Xie Jin. From first getting close 18.8kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    The female lead has depression and her family doesn't care about her. The male lead is a very gentle person. It's a great show, highly recommended.

31. 131 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 63.8kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves

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    Mild tragic endings, suitable for those with sensitive hearts who still enjoy reading.

32. 132 她 She’s Not Easy to Win Over 她不好哄 Qing Mu Zhi Qiu Ya青木知湫呀Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted The elegant young gentleman, gentle as jade: Qiao Shuyu The true “go-with-the-flow girl,” single-minded Xiao Qingqing Childhood sweethearts + mutual unrequited love + both devoted only to each other + one-on-one romance + older woman, younger man Their story began as childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. She would make a fuss while he laughed. She would call him “Monk Qiao” in her fierce little voice, and he would ask again and again, “Qingqing, when are you going to marry me?” Their sto 3kReads8.9Score110Shelves

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    The story begins with childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. She teases him, he laughs. She calls him "Monk Qiao" in a cute, slightly fierce way, and he repeatedly asks, "Qingqing, when will you marry me?" The story ends with the most beautiful flower withering at its most beautiful moment; she dies in the year he loved her most. She says, "From now on, no one will ever call you 'Monk Qiao' like I do." "Qingqing, remember, marry me early in the next life," he says.

33. 133 重 Reborn and Awakened: This Time, I Won’t Be a Love-Struck Fool 重生觉醒，这次我不做恋爱脑 Xing Ci杏词Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + school life + gloomy, manipulative green-tea male lead + healing] Only after Lin Wu died did she learn that she was the villainess in a campus romance novel. Born into a wealthy family and blessed with a pretty face, she was still nothing more than a stepping stone in the sweet love story of the hero and heroine. Even though she and Xie Yanhui had grown up together and were engaged. Xie Yanhui only ever had eyes for the pure, poor Xia Ruoruo. Sadly, she was too obsessed to l 116.7kReads9.1Score23kShelves

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    Strongly recommend 1, secondarily recommend 2

34. 134 难 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 35kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves
35. 135 吻 Kiss Nai 吻奈 Nan Xiya.南熙呀.Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted [Sweet, delicate younger sister VS gentle, refined older brother] [Seven-year age gap, healing each other] [The male lead turns into a wolfish puppy once he discovers the pleasures of love] [The female lead suffers from mild depression and severe claustrophobia] “What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” Lin Jingming leaned down, quietly caressing Sang Nai's slender waist. Sang Nai glanced at the people coming and going outside the floor-to-ceiling window, then turned her gaze back to Lin Jingming. 2.8kReads8.9Score274Shelves

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    It should be somewhat related to sourness...

36. 136 原 So You’ve Been Here All Along 原来你一直都在这 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖34k WordsCompleted So you were here all along 172Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At the age of seven, she became the adopted daughter of the Lu family, and also the person Lu Chen avoided like the plague. She loved him for fifteen years, and he ignored her for fifteen years. A marriage certificate was a transaction, and three years of marriage were an empty shell. When she finally gave up and signed the divorce papers, the ever-calm and composed man lost control for the first time. He said, "Qin Zheng, do you really think I don't love you?"

37. 137 潮 Secrets Beneath the Tidal Song 潮声暗渡 Mu Nan苜喃Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Hong Kong vibes · age gap · forbidden romance · guiding lover] The evening breeze over Victoria Harbour has swept across Hong Kong for years, concealing the old secrets the Xu family would rather keep hidden. Chen Yunshu was the daughter of the Xu family’s second branch, born out of wedlock. Her status was awkward, and in this glittering city, she was always someone who had to stay in the shadows. After the head of the Xu family passed away, Chen Yunshu and her mother had no one left to rely 839Reads6.7Score100Shelves

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    So beautiful! So beautiful!!!

38. 138 我 I Kissed the Blossoms in Paris 我在巴黎吻过繁花 Xi Xi Dong Dong西西东东Anime Fanfiction182k WordsCompleted [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance + Cross-Cultural Love + Reunion After Years Apart] Gentle, adorable heroine vs. scheming, sharp-tongued hero. A new contemporary romance from popular Jinjiang author Xixi Dongdong! After a long run of bad luck, Cheng Xiwei finally catches a break and finds a job that lets her trade work for a place to stay. But it turns out there’s another freeloader in the house: a debt-collecting nightmare! And so begins their noisy life under one roof. Cheng Xiwei follows her 2.3kReads9.5Score323Shelves
39. 139 指 A Feast at Your Fingertips 指尖盛宴 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted Four years after they last saw each other, Gu Senning took Zeng Zhanzhan to court, accusing her of drugging him and taking the project files from his computer. He had no idea that four years earlier, she had been severely injured in a car accident while saving him, leaving her permanently blind... Later, Gu Senning was consumed by remorse. When she lay in the hospital, with no will to live, he was enjoying life! When she writhed in pain, her whole body convulsing and drenched in cold sweat, he s 4.3kReads8.2Score139Shelves

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    It has a happy ending, but the beginning was incredibly heartbreaking! [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

40. 140 坠 The Fallen Path of Delusion 坠妄道 Forgotten in the State忘在州Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted [Super Sweet, Super Satisfying!!! An Intense Push and Pull] (The male lead spends the entire story going to great lengths to seduce the female lead. He’s hopelessly love-struck, and can even talk himself into feeling better.) Reunited after nine years, Qi Wangyu wants nothing more than to stay away from this lunatic, so she tells a little lie and says she’s married. But he insists on getting down on his knees to beg her. “I can… be your lover.” Qi Wangyu: “…” Fine. He can take a hit and keep goi 896Reads—Score118Shelves
41. 141 被 After Being Forced to Win Over the Unhinged Demon Lord, I Turned the Whole Story Into a Happy Ending 被迫攻略疯批魔尊后，全书HE了 Not Sweet不甜啊Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted Wen Ruan transmigrated into a cultivation novel as an insignificant cannon-fodder character. The moment the original character appeared, the villainous Demon Lord snapped her neck. Wen Ruan: No way. I have to run! System: No way. There’s a villainous Demon Lord here who needs you to win him over. Do your best to make him fall in love with you~ Wen Ruan: In your dreams. Mu Zhe: In your dreams. And yet On her 101st day undercover in the demon realm, she carried the gravely wounded, dying young Dem 13.3kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    The more lighthearted and funny it is at the beginning, the more bittersweet it becomes later [almost crying]. I'm crying like there's no tomorrow, because the ending is really super "sweet".

42. 142 豪 The Heiress Forces Her Way into Pursuing Her Wife 豪门大小姐强制追妻 Good Baby Isn't Very Good乖宝很不乖Two Female Leads366k WordsCompleted [Two heroines + melodramatic, satisfying revenge + seems unfaithful but they're actually both inexperienced] Ji Yunyao bets she can win Shao Ying over, planning to dump her once she gets what she wants. She never expected the tables to turn. Didn't she say she wasn't into women? * Shao Ying gets drunk, and the kind-hearted young lady comes to pick her up, only to end up taking her to bed. When Shao Ying wakes up, she's furious that the other woman took her first time. She slaps her and kicks her 3.2kReads8.7Score329Shelves

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    Isn't forced love bitter enough? [Eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds]

43. 143 说 We Agreed to a Marriage of Convenience, but This Crazy Man Won't Let Me Go Now That He's Got Me 说好协议结婚，疯批他到手不放人 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [Published as Low-Temperature Flight, now available] [Powerful Beijing-circle couple] [ABO (AB romance)] [Pheromone allergy] [Secret love becomes mutual] [Difference in status] [Angsty story about powerful families] [Everyone's favorite Beta recipient has no pheromones, driving those in power insane] Xu Ke is a Beta civilian airline captain and the tool spouse of the Ji family. His husband, Ji Bochen, is an S4-level Alpha and the head of Donghe Civil Aviation. He is of noble status, but suffers 27.6kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves

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    This question will make me feel bittersweet, it's my favorite.

44. 144 蝉 Cicada Season 蝉季 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads281k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + school life + younger male lead + secret crush + turning a straight guy gay] In the height of a cicada-filled summer, Ji Shu received a call at three in the morning from the campus heartthrob, whom he’d never even met. “Ji Shu.” The heartthrob’s voice was cool and languid. “Come over to my place.” Ji Shu: “Huh?” “Your girlfriend’s here. Come get her.” Ji Shu: “Huh↗???” - Song Jianxue had been secretly in love with a boy for ages. The other boy was bold and dazzling, and had a g 28.9kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
45. 145 彼 The Other Shore in Daylight 彼岸如昼 Yu Ting欲汀Two Male Leads445k WordsCompleted [Completed] [A perverted Alpha who woos himself × a hotheaded, gay-hating straight guy bottom + both are pure + each other’s first love] [Formerly titled ‘The Other Shore at Daybreak’] On the way home from school, Shen Anchao pinned Bai Zhou against a wall and warned him, “Try stalking and harassing me again. Go on.” Bai Zhou looked shocked. “You freak! I’m gay-hating. I don’t do guys.” Shen Anchao raised an eyebrow. “Trying the hard-to-get routine now?” Bai Zhou: ??? Then he realized he had 57.4kReads9.4Score11.6kShelves
46. 146 父 My Father’s Inheritance Is My Archrival 父亲的遗产，是我的死对头 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads296k WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] The inheritance my father left me was a man - [Powerful-family romance + rekindled love + bittersweet happy ending + inheritance + high-stakes twists + younger man] [Loyal athlete top x cool-headed elite bottom, and the bottom is the inheritance] [Fox meets dog] A major scandal shakes the capital: the head of the Zhou family has died, leaving his inheritance to the illegitimate son of the rival family, Li Bo. Li Bo shows up uninvited at the Zhou family funeral. Zhou Y 17.3kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
47. 147 占 Claiming a Wife 占妻 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [A/B/O angst + fatherly type + Enigma and Alpha + dramatic twists + mistress takes the wife’s place + double ending, 1v1 + later pursuit of his husband] Chen Shu is an S3-level Alpha. He has a contractual husband, Sheng Beiqing, who is also an Alpha. Sheng Beiqing died seven days ago. Chen Shu didn't attend the funeral, and rumors have long circulated in the capital that their marriage was already over in all but name. On the seventh night after Sheng Beiqing's death, Chen 31.8kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves
48. 148 隐 [ABO] Secret Delight 【ABO】隐愉 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [ABO] Two male leads x mutual pining fulfilled + mutual healing + melodrama + happy ending. [Scheming seductress] x [obsessive man] S-rank Alpha Ren Congshu was reborn in the body of Cao Ye, the rich kid who had killed him, right in front of his own corpse. In an instant, he became the murderer. From poverty and desperation to assets worth tens of billions. From a high-ranking Alpha to a defective Omega. From the bottom of society, forever unable to stand before Chen Youjin, to someone of equal 14.6kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
49. 149 老 After His Wife Left, the Disabled Tycoon Stood Up 老婆走后，残疾大佬他站起来了 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication. Check the author’s profile for updates] [Hong Kong-style high-society romance + male lead pursues his ex at all costs + melodrama + rekindled love + slight everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe + class difference + bittersweet + both virgins + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, disabled top (faking it) VS proud CEO bottom] Hong Kong media reports: Shen Changting, a calligraphy master with disabled legs, the heir to Hong Kong City, a man of immense power, refined and prope 34.3kReads9.2Score4kShelves
50. 150 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 169.3kReads9.6Score38.2kShelves

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