Traditional Contemporary Romance! A Sincere, Strong-Willed Heroine Who Isn't Stupid 传统的现代言情小说！女主有真心有立场，不无脑

1. 1 荆 Thorny Rose: When First Love’s Mistaken Love for the Scarlet Flame Sets the World Ablaze 荆棘玫瑰：白月光错爱朱砂痣燎原 Chasing Clouds for Ten Thousand Miles长风万里逐云Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Modern romance Alternate setting Emotional entanglements Deep love Ming Yue, a top student whose youth was full of hardship and whose path was strewn with thorns, discovers that her secret crush has come true, only for her white moonlight to become a poisoned blade. The most loyal hunter always appears as her protector, while her usually aloof class monitor might be the cinnabar mole in her heart. Love is a contest of tempering and rebirth, and every hardship is a trial that makes Ming Yue into 10Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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   Fans of traditional romance novels definitely shouldn't miss this!!!

2. 2 毒 The Poison Doctor Princess (Complete in Six Volumes) 毒医王妃（全六册） Xiang Lin香林Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted What? I’ve been forced into a marriage? I’d crawl out of my coffin to take him back! They want her to bow to a rooster at the wedding? Kill it and make soup! They want to grant him a favored concubine? How about you find out what the lake water tastes like? This fierce princess consort is either punishing scoundrels or on her way to punish them. The prince she stole beams with joy: She loves me, respects me, and worships me... The princess consort: Hmph, men! 21.4kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds

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   Great book! 👍

3. 3 快 The Happy Fake Heiress and the Real Lovelorn CEO 快乐假千金和真恋爱脑霸总 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Modern Romance452k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Comedy + Cozy Everyday Life + Both Leads’ First Love + Happy Ending] Cheerful, adorable heroine × Gentle older male lead (The rating is low because the book was just rated.) Blurb: The highlight of overworked office employee Xia Wenxi’s day was slacking off on company time in the bathroom. Unfortunately, even the best-laid plans can go awry. After squatting for half an hour in the office restroom, Xia Wenxi blacked out and hit the floor! When she opened her eyes again, Xia Wenxi 11.4kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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   It's not mentally taxing to watch. A law-abiding CEO, a talkative female lead, no inexplicable misunderstandings, no extreme emotional sparring, normal human thinking, and everyone's intelligence is online.

4. 4 犟 Stubborn Bones 犟骨 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + The Chase to Win Her Back + Two Cool, Distant Personalities + Eight-Year Age Gap] (Not a pure one-to-one romance. Please read the blurb before starting!!!! If it’s not your cup of tea, don’t read!!!! Malicious ratings will lower your luck!) “Arrogant and refined, stern and composed, a CEO from the elite” Zhou Congjin vs. “Cool and stubborn, worldly-wise, an ordinary-class beauty from a scholarly family” Shen Yi Shen Yi had always known that someone like Zhou Congjin 75kReads9.0Score20.2k14d adds

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   The male and female leads had some misunderstandings in the early stages, and I felt really sorry for the female lead. Later, when the male lead realized he had made a mistake, he went through a "wife-chasing" phase. The male lead was completely guiding his lover. The female lead was also very clear-headed, independent, kind, and strong. It's a super good show.

5. 5 锦 The Lovely Young Lady 锦绣小娘子 Lan Ze兰泽Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted Whether he was a village hoodlum in Yushui Village, the Marquis Weiyi who succeeded in rebellion, or later the founding emperor, Li Chengda always cherished his little wife, Jiaojiao, above all else. In his eyes, she was the most precious treasure in the world, the very best girl there ever was. 2.8kReads9.1Score30814d adds

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   The female lead is delicate and sweet, while the male lead is initially a petty hoodlum who later rebels for her sake and becomes emperor. They love each other throughout the story.

6. 6 逾 Sinking Into Love Past the Deadline 逾期沉溺 Mi Anxia米安夏Modern Romance729k WordsOngoing Tang Yiming and Sun Jia first met three years ago, when they signed a prenuptial agreement. She thought their marriage was nothing more than a deal that suited them both. But he loved her and was afraid to reveal his true feelings, so he hid them behind a facade of absurdity. She didn't love him, but was grateful that he'd helped her when she was down. Then she happened to find him keeping silent vigil by her grandmother's sickbed. She accidentally caught him tearing up the suggestive invitation 2.5kReads—Score16214d adds

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   I thought it was just another clichéd contract marriage story, but I started to break down from the moment Tang Yiming knelt in the courtyard. That seemingly carefree man secretly traveled the world searching for a doctor for his grandmother—this kind of deep affection, 'I love you, but I dare not say it,' was so touching. In the chapter where Sun Jia opened the safe, my tears fell directly onto my phone screen.

7. 7 穿 Reborn as Cannon Fodder, I Win Over the Big Shot's Brother by Acting Sweet and Obedient 穿成炮灰，我靠装乖勾住大佬哥哥 Qian Xu浅絮Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [A Vixen Heroine Who Loves to Act Frail vs. A Dominating, Double-Standard Hero Who Spoils His Wife Without Limits] “You're the cannon-fodder third female lead in a story about a beloved fake heiress and a true heiress. Your family was destroyed when you were young, and you grew up in tragic circumstances, living with one of your mother's friends. Your best friend, Lu Manning, is the fake heiress, and she often uses you to go after the true heiress, the heroine, after she returns.” “Your fiancé w 3.1kReads8.8Score42914d adds

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   I recommend this book. The female lead is intelligent, knows how to play the innocent, and is quite clear-headed even in relationships.

8. 8 蛇 Snake Eyes 蛇瞳 Mountain Breeze山风Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted When I was eight, my father burned a snake that had been dug up back home. The entire Su family suffered retribution, and our descendants dwindled until I was the only one of our branch to live to eighteen. My grandmother took me to a spirit medium to ask how I could stay alive, but a white snake coiled around me and made me its spirit medium. A child spirit came to claim my life; my fellow practitioners framed me and made me bury a living person to ward off evil and protect their territory. A w 9.8kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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   *Snake Eyes* | After burning a nest of house snakes to death, my father died that very night when a snake burrowed into his throat—while I was born able to look them in the eye. 🐍🔥 When I was eight, my father burned down the snake nest beneath our old house. That night, he was devoured by thousands of snakes in the toilet, a flower snake even emerging from his mouth…👁️ The Su family's misfortune spread from then on, but I gradually became able to see their cold, vertical pupils and hear the whispers of their scales rubbing together. Until the man covered in snake markings came to my door, lightly lifting my chin with his fingertips: "Little girl, you burned my people, this debt… you must repay." 💀 🌙 Supernatural Romance × Past Life and Present Life! When a psychic girl is entangled with a snake king, is it a sacrifice or symbiosis?

9. 9 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 461Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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   Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

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