A True Marriage-First, Love-Later Story With a Cool, Detached Female Lead 真先婚后爱，清冷感女主

1. 151 闪 A Flash Marriage: The Handsome, Chaste Older Man Kisses Me Until I Beg for Mercy 闪婚，被禁欲系大叔强吻到求饶 A Fish Who Loves Slacking Off一尾爱摸鱼的鱼Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later / Flash Marriage / Older Man / Both Each Other’s First / Sweet Romance] The night Lin Wanwan caught her boyfriend cheating, she got drunk at a bar and “married” the most handsome man there, even stuffing their red marriage certificate into her bag as a prop. When she woke up, the man was gone, and she figured it had all been one ridiculous dream. That was until she was working hard at the company front desk and saw the famously cold, celibate CEO holding an identical 123Reads—Score118Shelves

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   They got married first and fell in love later; they even got their marriage certificate in the very first chapter.

2. 152 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts2.0M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 14.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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   A true case of marriage of convenience turning into love, featuring a cool and aloof female lead.

3. 153 离 The Day After Our Divorce, the CEO Took Me to Get Our Marriage License 离婚第二天，总裁拉我去领证 Dreams Whisper On and On梦语千千Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Heroine divorces and marries again + male lead's secret crush comes true + unconventional married-first, love-later] Su We Wan still remembered the rainiest, most humiliating night of her life. After five years of marriage, her husband cheated on her and even used her mother's surgery costs to threaten her, forcing her to leave with nothing. She was kicked out with nothing to her name, shivering in the freezing rain. Just as she was losing hope, a black umbrella appeared above her. Beneath it s 51.6kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves

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   Having her ex-husband manipulate her into signing a divorce agreement, she watched her past scatter in the puddles during a downpour. Just when she thought her life had hit rock bottom, she met a former classmate who was now a CEO. Through a marriage deal, he helped her solve her mother's urgent medical needs.

4. 154 赌 After the Bet, I Lost to My Archrival 赌局后，我输给了我的死对头 Jiu Xu玖叙9k WordsCompleted After the Bet, I Lost to My Archrival —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A little sweet, a little heartbreaking, and the ending is a million points! [Heart emoji]

5. 155 婚 The “Bomb” Delivered on My Wedding Day 婚礼那天的“炸弹”快递 Shen Xinyun of the Qingping Empire青平帝国的沈歆韵10k WordsCompleted The “Bomb” Delivery on Our Wedding Day —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 相 My Blind Date Is the Homeroom Teacher I’ve Had a Crush on for Seven Years 相亲对象是我暗恋七年的班主任 Shen Xinyun of the Qingping Empire青平帝国的沈歆韵11k WordsCompleted My Blind Date Is the Homeroom Teacher I've Had a Crush on for Seven Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 凡 My Mortal Husband Lived to Be 100, but I Still Have to Become an Immortal 凡人老公活了100岁，可我还得成仙啊 Mu Baibai木柏柏28k WordsCompleted My mortal husband lived to be a hundred, but I still have to become an immortal. 859Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 这 This Princess Sent to Marry Looks a Little Like My Ex-Wife 这个和亲公主，长得有点像前妻 The Immortal Liu Sanjie永恒不灭的刘三姐Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted This Princess Sent to Seal a Marriage Looks a Little Like My Ex-Wife 6Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 爱 After Love Burned Out 爱意燃尽后 Cheng Yi橙已Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After we reconciled, Shen Ji brought up taking me abroad for surgery. I remained calm, showing none of the delight he had expected. Thinking I still resented Zhou Qingqing, he set down his fork and threatened me: “I suggest you stop going after Qingqing. Your hand injury was an accident. You posted about it online and nearly drove her to suicide. If it happens again, I'll have the hospital stop treating your mother immediately.” My mother was terminally ill. If they stopped her medication, she w —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 失 The Amnesiac Heir Got Divorced, and the Mansion’s Butler Has an Amazing Figure 失忆太子爷离婚后，豪宅管家腰超好 Mu Baibai木柏柏21k WordsCompleted After the Amnesiac Heir Divorced, the Mansion's Housekeeper Had a Killer Body 5Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 太 The Heir’s Dashing Bride 太子爷的飒爽新娘 Attracting Wealth, Peace and Good Fortune招财平平安安Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted The Heir's Dashing Bride 8Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 162 好 I’m So Hungry for a Mermaid 好馋人鱼 Please Call Me Ouou请叫我鸥鸥11k WordsCompleted I Can't Get Enough of Mermaids 8Reads—Score142Shelves
13. 163 和 I Joined a Dating Show with My Top-Tier Star Husband, but We Became Telepathically Linked 和顶流老公上恋综，但通感了 Yun Ciyan云辞砚Modern Romance802k WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + dating show + entertainment industry + wild imagination + sweet romance, one-on-one] [Retired quick-transmigration actress who just wants to slack off × top-tier star, a hopeless romantic who wins himself over] After retiring from the Quick Transmigration Bureau with her mission accomplished, Ye Ling returned to the main world, ready to enjoy her retirement. Instead, she discovered she was the vicious first wife of a top-tier star in a novel, destined to die without a body intac 35.1kReads8.5Score5.5kShelves

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14. 164 婚 After Marriage, CEO Ling Fell Hard 婚后，凌总他沦陷了 Plenty of Sandalwood檀木多Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted To save her family, Su Wanqing, the young lady of the Su family, signs a contract marriage with business magnate Ling Mochen. Their cold transaction gives rise to unexpected feelings as they live under the same roof. He’s an icy CEO who controls everything; she’s a gentle, resilient princess fallen on hard times. With family infighting, an insistent ex, and the smoke of business warfare closing in one after another, their marriage of convenience teeters on the brink. When the contract expires, w 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommending this one is okay.

15. 165 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.2kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    🦌🧡High-ranking official + older man + intellectual homosexuality + both are virgins + calculating + political bigwig within the system + junior staff member!! First book: The day she woke up in the ICU, auditing elite Lin Yao decided to abandon KPIs, take the civil service exam, and work regular hours. Every day she printed documents, organized files, observed the rules within the system, and discovered that life inside and outside the red walls was like a walled city. Until the arrival of the new secretary, Zhou Yanshen, everything began to change!! From then on, job transfers, overtime, and work guidance took turns unfolding. She thought she was doomed, but she discovered that the calculating man had already laid a trap for her—"You can refuse, but I won't accept rejection." When the aloof secretary sheds his disguise, when the young woman is forced into a fierce struggle, in this game that begins with curiosity, is captivated by talent, and ultimately won by attraction, who will fall first? [KISS][KISS]

16. 166 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 19.2kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
17. 167 裴 Mr. Pei Is a Nightmare to Deal With, Not Even a Dog Would Date Him! 裴总难缠，狗都不谈！ Huo Jiaye霍嘉也Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [Mutual Firsts] [Marriage Before Love] [Secret Crush] [Classic Contemporary Romance] [Sharp-Tongued, Ruffianish, Theatrical CEO vs. Tough-Talking, Soft-Hearted, Stubborn Assistant] After getting drunk and letting her guard down, Xu Zhining got tangled up with a male model who was only 21. Luckily, he was tall, handsome, and long-legged. Her best friend even said he looked a little like the new CEO of Shengchuang Group. Best of all, keeping him for a month cost only 2,000 yuan. It was a bargain w 4kReads8.9Score545Shelves
18. 168 哄 Soothe Him! Kiss Him! Her Abstinent Husband Loses Control 哄他！吻他！禁欲老公被撩到失控 Little Cookie曲奇小饼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + mutual flirting] Qu Xi transmigrates into a book, becoming the ill-fated wife of a powerful business tycoon. Her story ends when she elopes with another man and dies in a car accident. On the day Qu Xi arrives, the original owner stabs herself to force the tycoon to let her go. Gazing at the handsome, inscrutable man in a wheelchair and the divorce papers in front of her, Qu Xi clutches her wound and says through the pain, “Darling, I don't want a di 6.3kReads9.3Score831Shelves
19. 169 闪 Flash Marriage, Intoxicating Love 闪婚浓瘾 Beauty Like a Song美人如歌Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + marriage before love + whirlwind wedding + love that grows over time + both devoted only to each other + doting husband + cherished by everyone + satisfying read + punishing scum with face-slapping] Shen Yan and Zhou Yanxi had been dating for three years. On Valentine's Day, the two planned to register their marriage, but just then, Shen Yan's younger sister, Shen Xiaoyu, called Zhou Yanxi to say she had a headache. He turned around and left Shen Yan at the marriage registry. H 2.1kReads—Score201Shelves

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    You absolutely must see this.

20. 170 绝 The Peerless Master Is Actually a Lazybones 绝世高手其实是条咸鱼 Free Ash Gray自由的烟灰色Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted The heroine is a straight woman with formidable martial arts skills. The hero is a scion of an aristocratic family who seems harmless but is ruthless beneath the surface. There are no palace intrigues or household battles because the hero and her father take care of every problem. Both the hero and her prince father dote on her. (Both are untouched; sweet romance.) 4.5kReads8.2Score376Shelves
21. 171 继 The Second Wife Takes the Lead: Winning Over the Chief Cabinet Secretary with Lin Daiyu's Seductive Charm 继室在上：用黛玉文学钓系首辅 Little Lotus Bud小荷才露角Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Sweet and lighthearted romance + Lin Daiyu-style literary charm + highly intelligent heroine + age gap Shen Lingke, a talented literature major, transmigrates into the role of the legitimate daughter of a fallen marquis’s family. Forced to marry into the powerful household of the chief councilor, she becomes the new wife whom everyone in the capital both envies and pities. Faced with her unfathomable, high-ranking husband, she neither competes nor causes a fuss. With nothing but her “Lin Daiyu-s 5.7kReads8.2Score720Shelves

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    Not bad. The third female lead wasn't aloof, but she was still quite good.

22. 172 玫 Roses and Green Pines 玫瑰与青松 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available on major platforms] [Bonus chapters complete] [Steadfast, fatherly political heavyweight × dazzling, rebellious beauty] [Long-planned romance / marriage first, love later + powerful family background + well-matched families + 12-year age gap + both virgins + sweet romance] Fang Yun is a dazzling, bold rising star in the legal world. In front of others, she’s a “good girl.” It’s all an act! After her scumbag ex cheats on her, she dumps him without hesitation an 23.6kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
23. 173 影 The Movie Emperor’s Contract Sweetheart 影帝的契约小娇妻 Yi Man宜满Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted Before retiring, stunt performer Su Xiaotang takes on an outrageous job: pretending to be the “contract wife” of top-tier star Lu Beichen for a year, in exchange for a million yuan. She thinks it will be an easy way to make money, but it turns out that while the Lu Movie Emperor is aloof and refined in public, in private he’s an overgrown child. He steals her snacks, hitches rides on her little electric scooter, and gets so nervous during her fight scenes that he acts like an overprotective moth 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Marriage first, love later.

24. 174 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Woke My Husband from His Coma 新婚夜，我让植物人老公苏醒了 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + winning her back after breaking her heart + age gap + sweet romance + scheming male lead] Her older sister was suffering from kidney failure and urgently needed money for a transplant. Jiang Yawei swallowed her pride and went home to beg her scumbag father to pay for the surgery, only to catch her boyfriend of three years kissing Jiang Feifei, her half-sister. Her father and stepmother seized the chance to hold her sister’s life-saving money over her head, forcing her to 1.9kReads—Score145Shelves
25. 175 试 It's Only a Trial Marriage, Don't Get Carried Away! 试婚而已，别太野！ In the Glowing Summer灼灼夏日里Modern Romance201k WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later + romance between adults + both leads are virgins + happy ending] "Glamorous superstar vs. clear-eyed lyricist" Lu Heng’s reasons for choosing Zhao Yusheng were clear: She was emotionally steady, independent, grounded, and suited to be a wife. Zhao Yusheng’s reasons for accepting him were just as clear: This man could broaden her horizons and help her grow. They began with a contract, its terms clear and boundaries firm: Clause One: No intimate contact. But one late 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I really like the female protagonist's character in this book who falls in love after an arranged marriage!

26. 176 说 We Agreed to Be Couch Potatoes Together, So How Did You Become a Powerful Minister? 说好一起当咸鱼，你却成了权臣？ A Smile Erases Old Grudges 11展颜消宿怨11Historical774k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Great Wu Dynasty, Chu Xiu has just one dream: find a rich woman and become a happy, carefree live-in son-in-law. He tells his wife that “hard work means getting things for free,” convinces his father-in-law that “lying flat is the righteous way,” and even secretly teaches the emperor how to “slack off responsibly.” He thinks he’ll soon be kicked out and can enjoy life with his severance pay. But somehow, his wife becomes the richest woman in the land, his father-in-la 223Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He wanted to rely on his wife's wealth to live a life of ease, but instead, he personally propelled her to the throne of the richest man. He taught her that "hard work pays off," and she turned the tables and earned back an empire. Chu Xiu was both in pain and happy: It was supposed to be a single-female-lead, laid-back story, but how come the female lead became the top author, and I was forced to become the emperor's tutor? — The most outrageous son-in-law, the most devoted love, subverting tropes to an extreme.

27. 177 陷 Falling Deep in Love 陷深情 One Five Doesn't Eat Fish一五不吃鱼Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Healing and redemption / childhood sweethearts / strong yet tragic male lead / sweet romance and growth / mutual devotion / childhood friend arrives from nowhere / reunion after a long separation / both devoted to each other] [Double-standard sweetheart who fiercely protects her precious boy VS genuinely ill, delicate little darling] Wen Xiangqing never imagined she would transmigrate into a book! And not just any book, but a melodramatic, badly concluded romance where the great villain kille 5kReads9.1Score603Shelves

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    Reborn into a book as a beloved character, both protagonists are strong but not saintly, rich and powerful, super good-looking.

28. 178 星 Interstellar Darling: The Healing Little Cub Charms the Galaxy 星际团宠：治愈系幼崽萌翻星际 Big White Loaf大白面包Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Sci-Fi + Everyone's Darling + Frail Little One + Lighthearted + Weak Female Lead] (A cozy, everyday-life story) After dying tragically at the age of three, Yun Baibai transmigrates into the body of a frail little one in the interstellar age, taking a new name and starting over. She spends three years recovering in a medical pod, while her whole family keeps vigil for three years. On the day she leaves the pod, her God of War father gently lifts her up, her billionaire mother kisses her through 1.3kReads6.2Score103Shelves
29. 179 我 The Eleventh Year After My Death 我死后的第十一年 Pika Black皮卡黑Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + a beloved family reunited] [Brilliant, dazzling heiress vs. a powerful man who seems refined and radiant but is, in truth, a dark and obsessive ghost] Lin Mo opened her eyes to discover she had transmigrated to the eleventh year after her death. As she lay dying, she learned that this world was a novel, and all three of her younger brothers were villains. Her second brother was a ruthless CEO who wore Buddhist prayer beads and was in love with the heroine, making an enemy 22.6kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
30. 180 重 Reborn to Redeem Him: I Spoiled My Obsessive, Unhinged Lover Rotten 重生救赎，我把偏执疯批宠上天了 Li Sheng Loves Candy黎笙爱吃糖Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Obsessive love + redemption + reborn + sweet romance + from school days to the wedding altar + dark-room confinement + devoted to each other + happy ending] [Bold, gorgeous beauty x beautiful, tragic, powerful, dual-personality madman] In her previous life, Yu Tang gave her heart to a scumbag and got nothing for all her devotion. Only after her death, when she bound herself to a rebirth System, did she learn that Gu Qi, a top mogul in A City’s financial world, had been secretly in love with her 3.4kReads9.2Score607Shelves
31. 181 我 My Brother Is the Villain, and the Male Lead Has a Crush on Me 我哥是反派，男主暗恋我 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Transmigrate Into a Book + Sweet Romance + Overbearing CEO Beautiful socialite of the capital vs. aloof, chaste heir to a powerful family Set in an alternate world. Please don't scrutinize the details too much! Synopsis: In a male-oriented novel, the protagonist Chi Yu is the heir to a powerful family in the capital. Everything goes his way from childhood, he gathers countless underlings along the way, and eventually becomes the world's richest man. As the protagonist fights his way up, there a 22.8kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
32. 182 寡 A Widow Is Reborn, but Her Proper-Minded Brother-in-Law Insists on Spoiling Her 寡妇重生，守礼大伯偏要宠 Yi Si Qi Tong一四七童Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted The heroine is reborn. Both leads are devoted only to each other. The hero is aloof and proper, and pretends to be impotent despite being the heroine’s uncle by marriage. She falls for his seemingly proper act, and he pursues his wife. [The rating is slowly climbing] In her previous life, Jiang Wanshu was forced by her father to marry into the Marquis’s household holding a memorial tablet, where she was expected to live as a widow. To her surprise, her “deceased husband” returned with his belove 421Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    The super-sharp-witted female lead who is secretly a powerful figure

33. 183 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing A powerful military, political, and business tycoon with a strong appetite + a delicate beauty in frail health + mutual devotion Jiang Qingwu was born with a special constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and obedient, but she never dared to share a bed or get close to him. The mighty tycoon of the military, political, and business worlds had married a young wife, yet they could only treat each other with icy courtesy. At last, Gu Yunzhou could take it no longer and arranged for 25.3kReads5.6Score1.1kShelves

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    Older, feudal-father-like domineering man // Beautiful, timid little rabbit! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou back to Z City from her small town. Due to her sensitive body, she refused to let him touch her, and the two were unable to consummate their marriage. So the man arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers...

34. 184 婚 Love on the Road to Marriage, A Lawyer's Heartfelt Romance 婚途逢你，律色倾心 Ling Ting凌葶26k WordsCompleted Love Finds You on the Road to Marriage, A Lawyer’s Heart Surrenders 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories about marriage before love

35. 185 白 The White Moonlight Returns, and I Get Pregnant Overnight 白月光回归，一夜好孕 Mo Ruoming莫若明Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing [First love returns x obsessive CEO + both have only ever been with each other + the heroine is naturally highly fertile, but doesn’t know it] Su Luoluo and Shen Li'an were once inseparable lovers, until Su Luoluo’s father suddenly went bankrupt... The night the Su family went bankrupt five years ago, Su Luoluo left a breakup letter and disappeared without a trace. Shen Li'an searched the whole city like a madman but found no news of her. His heart turned to iron, and he became the “Living King 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Show me this one, it's beautiful!

36. 186 主 The Commander's Secret Wife Becomes an Interstellar Top-Tier Star 主帅的隐婚小娇妻成了星际顶流 Xi Xi Ze溪溪泽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Devoted couple + secret identity + strong female lead + doting wife + beloved by all Xia Yunsu had just been reborn in the interstellar era when her marriage was arranged for her. Then her wealthy birth parents showed up, too. The girl was adorable, and she was a rare, highly fertile Omega in the interstellar world. Soon people were begging to mark her and have her bear their children. Xia Yunsu: Get lost. Don't distract me from making money. Everyone else: A worthless nobody from a garbage plan 9.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    Super sweet and no angst! You can jump right in! [Laughs]

37. 187 坏 Oh No, Lovesick Mr. Chi Can Read Minds 坏了，恋爱脑池总他有读心术 Yu Gui渝归Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Faithful couples, happy ending, mildly funny, mind reading, System, sweet romance] After a car accident, Shen Qingshu is taken by a System to the world of a book. When she opens her eyes, she's already at a wedding. She lets out a long sigh. Divorce. This marriage has to end. But when she sees the balance in her bank account, Shen Qingshu gives in. Anyone who brings up divorce is asking for trouble! Her husband is a wealthy, domineering CEO. Only a fool would divorce him! The first time she see 3kReads9.2Score388Shelves
38. 188 癫 The Lunatic Novel's Cannon-Fodder Villainess Tore Up the Script 癫文炮灰女配手撕了剧本 Jiang Ruohe江若何Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a Book + Ultra-Sweet One-on-One Romance + Showbiz + Face-Slapping + Absurdist Humor + Both Pure and Faithful] [A powerful, absurdist girl who always says exactly what she thinks × a cold-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside film emperor with a delightfully unhinged mindset] After cursing the author as a lunatic, Yin Shuwei found herself transmigrated into a deranged romance novel as the cannon-fodder wife of the second male lead. In the original plot, her husband would be houn 7.4kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
39. 189 蜜 Honeyed Oolong 蜜糖乌龙 Make the Most of the Revelry当尽欢Modern Romance983k WordsCompleted [Exclusive premiere, updates 24 hours ahead of schedule] This book was originally titled The Wife of a Bankrupt Tycoon. She transmigrates into a completed novel, where her husband is a villainous tycoon who's about to divorce her. Shi Feiye is an ordinary woman with no reason to be afraid. She does her best to help the tycoon make a comeback, only to discover that he's a real tycoon and his bankruptcy was fake. Later... Shi Feiye: “So, when exactly are we getting divorced?” Qin Bulang: “Heh.” Yo 3kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
40. 190 家 The Wife My Family Arranged for Me Is Irresistible, and Mr. Fu Is Utterly Besotted 家里安排的老婆好香，傅总宠疯了 Twelve Bamboos十二竹Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + showbiz + wealthy family + both leads are inexperienced] Shen Tang transmigrates into a book. But she doesn’t panic at all. She’s only a background character, with nothing to do with the leads or the story’s plot. When someone offers to set her up on a date, she figures she’s never been married, so why not give it a try? And just like that, she has a whirlwind wedding with her blind date. Only to find out she married the male lead??? The male l 12.7kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
41. 191 亲 After Their Parenting Variety Show Goes Viral, Everyone Online Wants to Call Me Mom 亲子综艺爆火后，全网都认我当妈 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Xuanxuan is an orphan, not her biological daughter] Jiang Sui transmigrates again, this time into the body of a C-list star with a terrible reputation. On a parent-child livestreaming variety show, she and her daughter become the foil to a mother-daughter duo whose motto is to do absolutely nothing. The laid-back duo wins countless fans by slacking off, while Jiang Sui's group attracts nothing but haters. In a triathlon challenge: The laid-back mom makes her son drag her along. Comments: “What 9.1kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
42. 192 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as a Stepmom, and Won Over Both Husband and Son 穿书当后妈，老公儿子双丰收 Moon Takes a Hot Spring月泡温泉Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + raising a child] Song Wushuang has barely transmigrated into the body of a real heiress abandoned in the countryside when she is told to marry someone in place of her stepsister and become a stepmother. Her sister complains, “The kid is spoiled and mischievous, and my husband has nothing going for him except his money and looks.” Her: “Perfect. Let me handle it.” She easily wins over her proud little stepson, turning him into a well-behaved big boy. After just a few happy day 668Reads8.7Score104Shelves
43. 193 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Who Still Likes the Male Lead? 都重生了，谁还喜欢男主啊？ Fei Yu霏余Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted The good news: Su Mu has awakened to the plot of the world! The bad news: Her whole family is doomed to die young! The better news: She can read the male and female leads’ minds! The worse news: Her family and the villainous powerhouse can read hers, too!! Faced with a plot that has gone completely off the rails, Su Mu decides to kidnap the female lead’s first love and have a bunch of adorable babies. If it makes one person mad, that’s one person worth annoying! In the end, the male and female l 13kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
44. 194 协 I Die After Our Marriage of Convenience? Are You Kidding Me?! 协议结婚完就死？碰瓷的吧？！ Words and Laughter, Drunk言笑醉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Who can live without going a little crazy? Today is the third day Luo Qingning has been back inside the book. On the first day, her scumbag ex and his secretly married wife framed her as the other woman, and the whole internet turned against her. On the second day, she readily agreed to marry the man the book's heroine loved but could never have. She'd be the overbearing CEO's beard and help him raise his adopted son to adulthood. In return, the CEO would clear up her scandal, pay her a ten-mill 2.1kReads8.0Score233Shelves
45. 195 装 I Pretended to Have Amnesia, So My Crazy Husband Dropped the Act 装失忆后，疯批老公他不装了 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [A carefree heiress pretending to be lovesick x a brooding, obsessive tycoon who longs to be loved] Xia Nanxing is a fair-skinned, beautiful heiress from Beijing’s elite circles, born with a silver spoon in her mouth, yet cast in the role of a villainess. To complete her System’s missions, she spent five years worshipping Lu Huaijin, catering to his every whim and obeying his every word. Everyone laughed at her, saying she was hopelessly lovesick and couldn’t live without him. Xia Nanxing sneere 10.8kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
46. 196 大 The Big Shot Forces Me to Take It Easy: No Work, Just Living Off My Partner 大佬强制我摆烂，不用上班吃软饭 Jiang Yingxue江映雪Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Complete] (Pseudo) Forced Love × Mind Reading × Giving Up A lighthearted, funny, sweet story, with a touch of brain-teasing twists and suspense. After dying from overwork at her desk, Chu Zhining transmigrates into a novel about a wealthy family as a cannon-fodder female side character. The good news: she's not the heroine, so she won't have to work overtime and fool around with all sorts of men. The bad news: as a cannon-fodder side character, she won't live to see the ending. Even worse: she' 2kReads8.5Score217Shelves
47. 197 驯 The Rules of Taming Love! The Tragic Novel's Heroine Goes on a Killing Spree 驯爱法则！虐文女主她杀疯了 Star and Moon Sleepyhead星月眠眠Modern Romance166k WordsOngoing [Cool-headed, rational, and wooden heroine VS obsessive, unhinged, clingy CEO hero] [Transmigrate into a book + clever, satisfying story + intense push and pull + marriage before love + mutual salvation + pure love + legal justice + strong leads] Jiang Wangyue transmigrated into a book. The bad news: She's a professor of computer law, now trapped in the heroine's place in a melodramatic abuse novel, and wakes up on an operating table as her kidney is being removed. The good news: Her expertise i 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot doesn't match! But the character settings are perfect! Highly recommend this amazing new novel! An absolutely rational female lead! And a domineering, obsessive male lead! A brain-teasing, satisfying read! The world-building is unique—a feudal system within a modern society! The male lead willingly enters a cage for the female lead, and the female lead learns to love for the male lead!! Super sweet!!! It has both romance and career storylines!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. 198 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 36.4kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    Fantasy novels with multiple female protagonists often feature one or two female characters who fall in love after an arranged marriage.

49. 199 大 The Wind from Dali Reached You in the Capital 大理的风，吹到了京市的你 Eleven ElevenEleven十一Modern Romance257k WordsOngoing After his friend betrayed him and leaked the company's critical code, Lu Zeyan couldn't accept being betrayed by his business partner and closest collaborator. He sold his shares and left the business world to travel back in his home country. Su Wan owns a bar and also runs a guesthouse in the ancient town of Dali. An accident brought the two of them together. The female lead also has a hidden background. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended [Note]

50. 200 跪 Kneel and Kiss the Iris 跪吻鸢尾 All Living Things30芸芸众生30Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Tu Mingyuan was made to marry the ruthless CEO of the Li family in her sister's place. He spent every night indulging himself with her, and she thought he loved her. But that was only what she believed. When he had to choose between two people, she was the one he abandoned. Pregnant, she fell into the sea and vanished without a trace. At last, the ruthless CEO went mad. “Drain every drop of seawater if you have to, but find her! I want her alive if she's alive, and her body if she's dead!” Three 2.9kReads—Score181Shelves

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    True marriage before love

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