Older Partner + Guiding Lover + Steady and Mature + Two Wealthy Families 年上➕引导型恋人➕沉稳➕双豪门

1. 251 恋 Dating Show Scandal! My Archenemy Is Actually My Lawful Husband 恋综塌房！死对头竟是我合法夫郎 It's Qiqi是戚戚呀Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, so there aren’t many reviews yet. There’ll be more later~] Everyone online knows Wen Tinglan and Zhu Shiyu are sworn enemies. One is a little-known actress branded a “jinx,” whose every film bombs. She’s practically the most unlucky person in showbiz. The other is an untouchable nine-time Best Actor, hailed as the “Jade Buddha of the mortal world,” with not a single dating rumor in ten years since his debut. The few times they’ve appeared together, they haven’t exchang 17.3kReads7.6Score2.7kShelves

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   Love at first sight, a great love story, beautiful.

2. 252 沪 Shanghai in Bloom Meets Hong Kong Style 沪上繁花遇港风 I'm So Sleepy My Head's Spinning脑袋要困晕了Modern Romance127k WordsOngoing A dazzling Shanghai artist x a calculating power player from Hong Kong! An intense romance spanning two cities, with a delicious mix of sweetness and angst! Shanghai heiress Shen Zhiyi brings roses to life with her paintbrush, stealing the show at an art exhibition, then accidentally splashes a powerful tycoon with red wine at a Hong Kong summit. Who knew that splash would land right on Lu Tingzhou's heart! He's a business emperor no one in Hong Kong dares cross, ruthless in his methods and icy —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 与 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 与暗恋对象先婚后爱了 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof beauty × rebellious young master] Jiang Shuyue is distant by nature and dislikes dealing with people. Even her parents are at a loss over her coolness, and often criticize her for it. She has always known the truth: her parents criticize her simply because they don't like her. The one they love is their adopted daughter, who grew up in the Jiang family. When she was twenty-five, she made a deal with her parents: she would agree to an arranged marriage, on the condition that they nev 27.5kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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   The sun will eventually find the moon.

4. 254 她 She Plays the Field in Her Sugar Daddy's Arms 她在金主怀里撒野 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Both are each other’s only one & Reunion after a long separation & Age gap] [Wild, spoiled little swan & Scheming, calculating old-fashioned man] Shen Wang is the patron of Su Ruan, a ballet dancer. She is the little swan he watched grow up, and the white camellia he can never control. After disappearing for six years, Su Ruan returns to find everyone assuming she comes from a poor, helpless background. They bully her at work, and when she smashes a bottle over a lecher’s head, she becomes a pa 1.6kReads8.8Score196Shelves

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   Older men are awesome, huh?

5. 255 桑 The Poor Little Miss of the Sang Family Is Tenderly Kept by a Powerful Man 桑家小可怜，被大佬温柔圈养 Pineapple Mochi菠萝糯糯Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [A proud, devoted, powerful family patriarch, a wife-obsessed romantic ✖️ an unknown bit-part actress in showbiz, a sweet, sensitive, beautiful little fairy beneath it all] [Both are devoted only to each other + sweet and flirty romance + reunion after years apart + ulterior motives] Sang Liwu is the fake heiress. The day the real heiress comes looking for her is the day she's kicked out of her home. At a banquet, Sang Liwu, who has always followed the rules, does the craziest thing she's ever 3kReads9.0Score281Shelves
6. 256 娇 The Delicate Beauty Wants a Hug, and Ninth Master Xie Kneels to Coax Her 娇软美人要抱抱，谢九爷下跪哄她 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted A composed, cold-hearted man in power X a sweet, flirtatious, airheaded beauty "Both are each other's first love + Eight-year age gap + Sweet, alluring romance + Not a strong female lead" Yu Jinghua was raised in luxury. With skin like ice and jade, she was charming and alluring. She had planned to seduce the young master of the Xie family to ease her family's crisis. Instead, by a twist of fate, she fell into the arms of the young master's “dad.” From then on, the peony had a branch to lean on. 27.8kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
7. 257 和 After Getting Together with the Head of a Wealthy Family 和豪门家主在一起后 Jie Qing Yu界青玉Two Male Leads809k WordsCompleted [Complete] The head of a wealthy family in the capital vs. a young rich man from a small city He Quanshan vs. Song Sheng Song Sheng: “I’m coming to the capital for school. I’ll stay at your place.” He Quanshan: “He’s still so young. He’ll be at a disadvantage no matter what, so I can only do everything I can to keep him happy.” Grounded in reality, with romance at its heart, this is a story about two people supporting each other as their love breaks through the mire of real life. An age gap of 1 25.4kReads8.6Score4.3kShelves

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   Although it's still being serialized, the work updates quickly, the writing is excellent, and the author is very knowledgeable. It's definitely worth getting into now, and it will definitely be on the top-rated list after it's finished.

8. 258 腹 Scheming Teasing! Clinging and Kissing! Lord Cen Secretly Lures and Conquers Me 腹黑撩！缠宠吻！被岑爷暗诱攻陷 You Yili幼一栗Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Irresistible Seduction + Daddy-Type Boyfriend + Age Gap + Obsessive Sweet Romance + Long-Standing Schemes] [Shrewd, Charming Capital-Circle Power Player ✖ Sweet, Gentle Cheongsam Beauty] To escape her family's control, Qiao Zhiyang slipped away in secret. In her panic, she accidentally pinned a man against the wall and pretended to be his lover, burying herself in his arms. But as it turned out The man she'd casually picked up wasn't just some passerby. He was her best friend's uncle, Cen Zhou, 13.4kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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   These are all incredibly good! The first book is sweet from beginning to end, and the male lead is so doting. The second book is also fantastic.

9. 259 白 His Sweet, Tempting Moonlight Has the Crown Prince Losing Control and Clinging to Her Night After Night 白月光乖又欲，太子爷失控夜夜缠 Salt Seven Zhi盐七吱Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Cool, seemingly obedient heroine × wild, rebellious troublemaker] [Rekindled romance | Reunion from the start | Combative couple | Extreme romantic tension | Both virgins] Zhou Yanjin is blessed with exceptional looks and a prominent family, the very picture of a born winner. To escape his family’s control, he went to Huaicheng for college and took up racing. But he fell for Chu Tang, and willingly surrendered to her. Then everything changed overnight. Chu Tang dumped Zhou Yanjin. Her usually s 17.1kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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   Super super good

10. 260 乍 Love at First Sight 乍见欢 Travel Light轻装Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Beijing Elite Circle + Age Gap + Realistic + Female Growth + Powerful Man Bows for Love] [Emotionally Steady, Cold-Hearted Young Master vs. Clear-Eyed, Obedient Beauty] Everyone knows Shen Yanzhi is disciplined, proper, and virtuous. Only Wen Xi knows how uninhibited and voracious he is when they’re alone together in private. Wen Xi moved into the Shen family home with her mother as a child. Living under someone else’s roof, she learned to be quiet and well-behaved. She guarded her body and hea 70.3kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves

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    The older generation is still too authoritative.

11. 261 带 I Failed to Run Away While Pregnant! The Capital's Tycoon Pins Me Against the Wall and Kisses Me 带球跑失败！被京圈大佬抵墙诱吻 Half a Branch of Mist半枝雾Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted [Story complete! Pure sweet romance + flirtatious newlywed bliss + long-planned seduction] Unhinged, gorgeous business magnate vs. glamorous actress in a qipao People say the most powerful magnate in Beijing’s elite circles is a Buddha-like man who wears dark-red prayer beads, abstains from worldly pleasures, and is cold and heartless. After a year of a secret marriage of convenience with the magnate, Shi Jintang has seen nothing of him except the enormous transfers he sends her every month. On 6.4kReads9.1Score561Shelves
12. 262 甜 Sweet Temptation! The Sickly-Sweet Actor Has Me Blushing and Swooning 甜欲！被病娇影帝撩哄得脸红心跳 Pihei痞黑Modern Romance861k WordsCompleted [Dating-show livestream, married first and falling in love later, devoted sweet romance! Enchantress ✖ Buddhist monk! Extra sweet and heart-fluttering!] Lin Zhiyang, one of the entertainment industry's most stunning stars, has been blacklisted across the internet and has no work, so she can only join a dating show. To her surprise, she runs into the source of all the hate she's received: her husband in name only, Qi Yanchen! Qi Yanchen is a legendary, award-winning actor. With Buddhist prayer 26.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
13. 263 野 Wild Wind and Jasmine 野风与茉莉 Yi Anzhou易安州Modern Romance330k WordsOngoing Main story complete [Marriage first, love later | five-year age gap, older man | both leads are sexually inexperienced | sizzling chemistry | love grows over time] [Radiant, elegant heiress × powerful, influential business tycoon] After two years of marriage, she has never even met her husband. Lu Yao is perfectly happy to enjoy the peace and quiet, focusing entirely on her career. That is, until she’s singled out for a special assignment: interviewing a big shot in the Jiang business circle wh 179Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are unbeatable!

14. 264 财 The Vain Young Lady Doted on by a Tycoon Is Silly and Adorable 财阀大佬娇养的小白花又傻又可爱 Little Bookworm爱学习的小小只Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Size difference + cold-faced CEO + sweet, adorable junior student + one-on-one, mutually devoted + older man gives in for love] Seven-year age gap Bai Hanhan is every bit the “silly little flower” her name suggests. Hoping to stop being single, she decides to confess to the classmate she’s had a crush on for three years. Instead, he ignores her. By a twist of fate, she spends one wild night tangled up with Gu Wenhan, an icy CEO who lost his father as a child and whose mother ran off with anothe 3.4kReads9.3Score327Shelves

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    Both books feature sweet and cuddly female protagonists, who are pampered and spoiled wives. One is a story about a domineering CEO spoiling his wife, and the other is a sweet and doting story about a high-ranking official!

15. 265 你 Hello! My Diplomat 你好！我的外交官先生 Little Bookworm爱学习的小小只Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Bright, cheerful international student + Cool, abstinent diplomat] [Unrequited love becomes mutual + Power Couple + He doesn’t love her at first + Later turns into a fiercely protective husband + Happy Ending] At 22, Lin Shuxue, heir to the Lin Group, went to Paris to study. On the third day, at the welcome party for new students, she experienced her first crush. The cool, dignified diplomat standing at the podium was ten whole years older than her, 188 centimeters tall, and so handsome he look 8.4kReads9.5Score963Shelves
16. 266 说 Weren't You Supposed to Be a Cool Beauty? Why Do You Blush Whenever I Tease You? 说好的清冷美人，怎么一逗就脸红 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads577k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance with two male leads, both each other’s only partners; a dirty-talking, devoted top and a cool, beautiful bottom; reborn pursuit of his wife + showbiz + ridiculous comedy + everyone’s favorite + healing + intense push and pull + face-slapping feel-good story + mostly everyday life, and once you get through the first chapter, it’s sweet romance] After his beloved dies, Young Master Zhou is consumed by despair. By a twist of fate, he is reborn and wastes no time setting out to w 62.2kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves

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    This isn't a story about two wealthy families, but it's worth watching.

17. 267 沪 Misty Rain over Shanghai and Macau, Addicted to Kissing Her 沪澳烟雨，吻她成瘾 Chanting吟唱Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted A powerful man lowers his head | He speaks his mind and is completely devoted | Love at first sight | Intense push and pull, charged with ambiguity | Older man | Both leads are each other’s first, very sweet romance The king of Shanghai’s capital world x the jewel of Macau At their first meeting, she was like a richly colored oil painting suddenly blossoming in the cold wind, so breathtakingly beautiful that she instantly captured everyone’s attention. Three days later, he studied her profile, p 20.9kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

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    The second book is absolutely top-tier, and the first one is also amazing, especially considering it's older.

18. 268 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 129.8kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    Cross-border romance

19. 269 醉 Drunk on Springtime 醉春色 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [Elegant, radiant heiress from Hong Kong City & aloof, refined tycoon] [Flirtatious sweetness + doting romance + devoted couple + two powerful families] They say the Qin family is heartless, and their new head, Qin Yanzhou, is even more so. Born to wealth and privilege, he is distant and indifferent, with no room in his life for love. Just after returning to Hong Kong City, Shen Muyan was assigned to open a branch in Shanghai and negotiate a deal with the Qin family. At their first meeting, she 25.9kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    The couple is older than each other, but the age difference isn't significant. They are well-matched in terms of social standing. The male lead is a "cunning capitalist" who initially helps take care of the female lead at her brother's request, but later falls for her. The female lead goes to Shanghai to manage her brother's family business. She's not a saintly type and gradually matures; she's very intelligent and has a striking contrast (she has three cunning and scheming friends who will compete for her affections later). Qin Yanzhou and Shen Muyan meet by chance, their love blossoming like a beautiful sunset and evening breeze, day after day, until dawn. They slowly savor the colors of life and leisurely observe the long years.

20. 270 藏 No More Hiding! Mr. Fu Gets Jealous and Fights for Me After We Marry 藏不住了！傅总他婚后又争又抢 Cai Guo'er财果儿Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Also known as: Be Good, Don't Say Stop] Completed~ [Marriage First, Love Later × Older Man Who Takes the Lead × The Ultimate Secret Crush] Before marriage, he was a workaholic. After marriage, he became obsessed with his wife. The difference is that a workaholic at least gets some work done, while a wife fanatic only knows how to... ahem. [Scheming Big Shot | Sweet, Soft, and Adorable Little Wife] A friend: "I've got some juicy gossip. Want to hear it?" "Not interested." "Fine, never mind. I he 29.7kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves

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    Year on year on year on year

21. 271 步 Sinking Deeper into Your Embrace 步步溺骨 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Secret love comes true + pretend turns real + the powerful man lowers his head] Five years later, they meet again at her fiancé’s family banquet. Li Hua’s attempts to approach and flirt with the man under the pretense of keeping things subtle are seen through at a glance. A friend teases the chairman of the mighty Shengshi Group, saying he’s finally been reduced to just another little fish in someone’s pond. The man smiles faintly and gets to the heart of it: “She’s a clever girl. I’m her plan 5.1kReads9.3Score622Shelves

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    Highly recommend!!! I don't believe nobody understands me. [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

22. 272 娇 Cherished by Him! The Business Tycoon Throws Himself into Love 娇宠！商总为爱自投罗网 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted The print edition of Beloved is now available. [Power Couple & Sweet Romance & Everyone's Darling + A Touch of Business Warfare and Military Life] [Retired, Proud Young Lady & Kyoto's Mastermind in Power] Jiang Yun is the youngest daughter of a prominent political family in Kyoto, a carefree retired soldier and an untouchable heiress in the capital's elite circles. She bows to no one and fears no one. Shang Yan is the head of Kyoto's foremost financial conglomerate, the Shang Group. Ruthless and 22.3kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
23. 273 萧 Master Xiao, Your Little Temptress Is Flirting with You Again 萧爷，你的小妖精又撩火了 Little Peach.小小桃.Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Glamorous beauty Shen Li vs. dignified business tycoon Xiao Sui. Mutual flirting, sweet romance, and a devoted one-on-one couple] Once the king of the military district, he took off his uniform after a mission. He put on a suit, entered the business world, and became Master Xiao, a man feared by everyone in the capital. Noble and composed. Decisive and ruthless. Those were all words that described him. Shen Li, a gorgeous beauty struggling at the bottom of the entertainment industry, found the 20.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves
24. 274 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book and Return, the Fake Heiress Becomes the Beloved of a Powerful Family 穿书归来后，假千金成了豪门团宠 Paper Tiger纸老虎Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Early Work] [Versatile, Cool, Alluring Heiress × Yandere, Obsessive, Loyal Dog Gone Dark, Mutual Salvation Between Two Yanderes, Modern Setting, Rekindled Romance] Song Lingyin found herself inside a tragic romance novel as the cannon-fodder ex-fiancée: publicly jilted, kidnapped by the heroine, and ultimately killed by the hero's order to be shot full of arrows. After spending sixteen years training the hero into a loyal dog, the heroine appeared, and the plot still followed its original cours 6.4kReads9.2Score792Shelves
25. 275 情 Hostage of Love 情质 It's Me, Funeral是我啊FuneralModern Romance200k WordsCompleted The score is low because so few people have rated it! But the story is absolutely great!!!!! [Marriage First, Love Later + Childhood Sweethearts + Secret Crush + Groveling Redemption + Happy Ending + Substitute Bride and Hostage + Revenge] * Clear-headed, sweet-and-sour heroine with a hidden dark side VS arrogant, scheming power player from Beijing's elite circle - One day, after faking her death, Wen Zhiyi pushes open the front door and sees a familiar figure sitting right there on the sofa. Z 1.1kReads6.3Score106Shelves

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    Great older man, great guiding lover, rise up Zhou Yan!

26. 276 闪 Married at First Sight! The Beijing Tycoon Turns Out to Be a Dad-Type Husband! 闪婚！京圈大佬竟是爹系老公！ Jiang Meishi姜莓柿Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Two powerful heirs from elite families + marriage first, love later + perfectly matched] A restrained, composed family patriarch x an assertive, career-focused CEO Born into a family that favored sons over daughters, Jian Tang crushed a crowd of illegitimate sons and fought her way to the top to become the heir. She had no interest in romance and cared only about her career. To secure her position, Jian Tang decided to find a partner of equal standing and tie their interests together. Zhou Huai 18.2kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    Perfectly matched, the male and female leads are evenly matched.

27. 277 小 The Shy Girl Flirts with a Paranoid, Unhinged Tycoon 小社恐撩诱偏执疯批大佬 Bald Fairy秃头仙女Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [A timid yet flirtatious, sweet and shy girl with social anxiety vs. an obsessive monster with an overwhelming need for control] [Sweet romance, both leads are sexually faithful, sugar daddy, fatherly type, reversed control][A story about an obsessive big shot who controls everything, only to be controlled by a shy girl] Song Qing was always meek and obedient in front of Qi Huai. When the man told her to open her mouth, she did. When he told her to curl up in his arms, she obediently nestled aga 1.5kReads9.1Score148Shelves

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    Worth checking out 👀

28. 278 体 Body Temperature Agreement 体温协议 The Rose Isn't Red Anymore玫瑰不红啦Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Clear-headed beauty x devoted, irreverent man . Six years after their breakup, Shen Weiyao runs into Fu Sennian again. The company she works for is facing a financial crisis, and in a bid to secure a partnership, her boss reluctantly writes her into the agreement. "With President Fu's discerning eye, I'm sure he'll recognize Secretary Shen's potential." His cool voice drips with sarcasm: "I'll make full use of her." Before long, he tosses her a marriage contract, giving a whole new meaning to ma 47.6kReads8.9Score4.8kShelves
29. 279 病 The Obsessive Jerk Is Too Much: His Green-Tea Canary Quits 病娇太疯批，绿茶金丝雀她不干了 Liu Yuyu柳鱼鱼Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + yandere + mutual flirting + System + conquest + one true pairing] A coy, alluring beauty versus a possessive, abstinent CEO After the Time Management Bureau director was cheated on by their partner, they happened to pick up a sugary romance novel full of lovey-dovey scenes between the leads. Displeased, they flew into a rage and sent an unlucky soul to wreak havoc. Chi Li was that unlucky soul. She transmigrated into the novel The CEO's One and Only Wh 16.8kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
30. 280 进 I Entered My Former Boss’s Room by Mistake, and His Kisses Didn’t Stop Until Baby Number Two 进错前任上司房，宠吻不停到二胎 Blue Cabbage蓝色卷心菜Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [Rekindled romance × devoted couple × shameless pursuit] Nan Zhi never would have imagined that after getting drunk and entering the wrong room, she’d find her ex-boyfriend inside! Even more suffocating, the next day he suddenly showed up as her direct boss. Inside, Nan Zhi was a storm of emotions, but she kept up a calm front, thinking that after five years, Shen Yin probably wouldn’t remember an insignificant ex-girlfriend like her. But the moment she entered the office, he pinned her down. Hi 29.3kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
31. 281 京 Disorder in a Beijing Marriage 京婚失序 Jin Yuli今聿礼Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Her secret crush / marriage first, love later / bittersweet push-and-pull / happy ending / a powerful man loses control] Zhou Huaixu was levelheaded and self-controlled, a businessman who cared only about profit. Meng Zhao had secretly loved him for ten years, never imagining they would end up married by contract. He was the one who proposed the marriage. For the two years that followed, they were like strangers, sometimes going months without seeing each other. He never allowed himself to ma 10kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves
32. 282 京 A Beijing Marriage Slowly Blossoms 京婚渐熟 Pigeon Wuwu鸽鸽呜呜Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Slow-Build Romance + Sweet Pampering + Falling in Love Over Time + Powerful Man Loses Control + Five-Year Age Gap + Both Each Other’s First] [Resilient Little White Flower × Fatherly Man in Power] When they got married, Fu Jingchen told her that his only requirement for a wife was that she not fall in love with him. It would save them a lot of trouble. The man was aloof and ascetic, a flower atop an unreachable peak. On their wedding night, he left on a business tri 644Reads7.7Score103Shelves
33. 283 娇 Hidden in the Heart of Beijing 娇藏京枝 I'm a Banana, Bananana我是香蕉吥呐呐Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name + marriage first, love later + slow-burn sweetness + secret crush + love that grows over time + both leads pure] Zhou Yuli, heir to the Zhou family, actually married Sang Nian, an ordinary girl. Rumors claimed Zhou Yuli had settled for her out of despair after failing to win the woman he loved. Even so, Sang Nian felt she was the lucky one. After all, she had secretly loved Zhou Yuli for seven years. They were worlds apart, so marrying Zhou Yuli felt like a luxuriou 80.5kReads8.9Score8.1kShelves

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    The second book, in particular, has extremely positive values.

34. 284 她 She Has Seventy Percent Respect and Thirty Percent Rebellion for Him 她对他，七分敬意三分叛逆 Lu Di噜迪Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [The melancholic, sweet-natured heiress vs. the steady, reserved mature man.] (Arranged marriage to love, affection growing over time, a slow and steady romance.) Under the terms of a marriage contract, Shen Yuqing married Pei Yan, the cold older man whom every younger member of the family had feared since childhood. He was her elder, and she respected him. His temperament was cold, and she felt afraid and distant around him. He was calm and restrained, and she believed their marriage 4.5kReads8.5Score517Shelves

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    This…

35. 285 宝 Baby, Will You Choose Me? 宝宝，选我好不好 Sweet Peach Berry Yeah甜桃莓莓耶Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Forced romance + school days to city life + secret crush + both are each other’s only one] [Troublemaker heir x sweet, well-behaved girl] Shen Wumian’s younger brother rear-ends a luxury car by accident and is hit with a two-million-yuan bill. The creditor is Ke Ran. Ke Ran is a rich young master who has returned from Britain. Born into a wealthy family, he has a bold, carefree face and is a favored son of heaven at the very top of the social pyramid. Shen Wumian 89.9kReads9.1Score9.6kShelves
36. 286 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
37. 287 联 Our Marriage Alliance Expired, and After the Divorce, the Abstinent Tycoon Kissed Me to Tears 联姻到期离婚，被禁欲大佬亲哭了 Xiong Chuang熊创Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later / Slow-burn sweet romance / Older man / Secret marriage Clearheaded, delicate beauty x Abstinent, scheming powerhouse from Beijing’s elite The Fu and Wen families arrange a marriage, and Wen Zhi, newly acknowledged by the Wen family, marries Fu Yanxiu. He’s the current head of one of Beijing’s top families, tall and long-legged, with a stunning face. Unfortunately, he’s disciplined and proper, and keeps women at a distance. Before they register their marriage, he hands 13.9kReads6.9Score870Shelves

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    It looks great, and the concept is really appealing.

38. 288 京 A Marriage in the Capital That’s Hard to Escape 京婚难离 Get Beautiful, Get Rich变美变富有Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + the powerful man lowers his head + gentle, slow-burn sweetness + both leads have no prior romantic entanglements] Pei Yan was refined and distinguished, with a privileged family background. He was someone Wen Zhiyu could never hope to reach in this lifetime. Until an accident led her to take her stepsister’s place and marry into the Pei family. On their wedding day, Pei Yan didn’t even look at her before flying to Haishi on a business trip. Everyone said Pei Yan didn’t lo 35kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves
39. 289 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Pulled into My Younger Uncle's Arms 退婚后，被小叔叔揽腰宠 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Diva × Daddy-Type | Mutual Firsts / HE Ruan Li had been adopted and treated like a pampered young heiress for over a decade. Then one day, the real daughter was suddenly found. She took Ruan Li’s room, connections, and even her fiancé. When the real daughter persuaded their parents to marry her off to a middle-aged tycoon, Ruan Li turned to the one man no one dared offend: her former fiancé’s uncle. Late one night, she pretended to be scared and knocked on Fu Huaizhou’s door in her pajamas. “Unc 24.3kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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    Awesome!

40. 290 一 A Marriage Certificate 一纸婚书 Fang Guan方官Modern Romance76k WordsCompleted After marrying Mo Kairui, Li Xiaonan becomes a full-time housewife. Before that, she made a terrible mistake, and has been uneasy about it ever since. But more than twenty years of marriage pass peacefully, until their daughter is about to study abroad and the lie she has painstakingly concealed suddenly comes to light. Her husband grows cold toward her, and her in-laws turn against her. Their marriage is now on the brink of collapse. What should she do? 32Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Two wealthy families + an older man guiding the story + a composed male lead + pure love and kisses – no melodramatic tropes, just tender and suspenseful moments.

41. 291 一 A Marriage Contract, a Courtyard of Splendor 一纸婚书，满院繁华 Le Xiao乐萧Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Devoted Love + Sweet Story] [Cold CEO × Warmhearted, Kind Heroine] Married first, love later; cherish the one you have Because of her family circumstances, the heroine never graduated from high school. But she has a secret identity, one that doesn’t fit her educational background, and it makes the hero unable to resist her. Tan Xingyan comes to the capital with her younger brother, Tan Jiaming, who has a hearing disability. He earns admission to a un 1.5kReads8.9Score180Shelves
42. 292 婚 A Marriage Contract as Bait 婚书为饵 Mantou Is Great馒头很好Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted [Gentle yet strong classical beauty × paternalistic, old-school political heavyweight] [Long-planned courtship + growing together + healing + 18-year age gap + both physically and emotionally devoted] ★ He gives her his undivided affection and protects her so she can live without a care in the world A political marriage and a written agreement bound two people who otherwise would have had nothing to do with each other. The An family had a daughter, twenty-three years old, yet he chose her, who w 24kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
43. 293 春 Lingering Warmth on a Spring Night 春夜余温 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Multiple short drama adaptations are now available. The story features a reunion after years apart, rekindled love, a devoted couple, and sweet married life. A beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress x a powerful man who loves her deeply but keeps his feelings buried. In high school: a proud rich girl x a cool, poor boy. Wen Yu reunited with Song Qingshu at the lowest point in her life. The poor boy she'd once dumped had become the chairman of a publicly listed group worth tens of billions. Wearing 69.5kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves
44. 294 人 Strangers in Public, but You Want Me to Soothe You to Sleep Every Night! 人前不熟？却要夜夜哄睡！ San Chen Yue叁辰月Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Aloof, celibate hotel CEO & gentle, strong-willed wedding planner] [Love grows over time + Flirtatious push and pull + Age-gap pampering + Both physically and emotionally pure + Extra sweet and steamy] Luo Qianqian, an overworked wedding planner, caught the attention of Shang Chiyu, a man at the very top of the global luxury hotel industry. She also accidentally discovered the secret behind his recurring nightmares. He used a lavish salary to entice her into becoming his personal sleep companio 1.2kReads8.8Score103Shelves

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    A sweet romance novel with an older man and a younger woman, worth rewatching. Their fates intertwine from the moment they first meet, and the male lead is determined to win her over. The story is filled with emotional turmoil and a mutual healing of souls.

45. 295 黎 Boss Li, You Can't Open the Door to My Secret Crush 黎大佬，我的暗恋大门你打不开 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted (The score was just posted. It’ll go up later~~) [Two male leads + equally matched + secret crush becomes mutual + mutual flirtation + intense push and pull + sweet romance + groveling redemption + devoted to each other + happy ending] A seemingly cold and ruthless, suspicious, haughty, flirtatious heir × a seemingly mild-mannered bodyguard who is actually a battle-crazed powerhouse Li Zhaoting, the entertainment industry’s top power broker × Lu Yun, a humble bodyguard who rose from humble begin 10.7kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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    This one! Double Nan! Great writing! High quality! Older man/younger woman! Guiding romance! You won't get tired of it! A treasured favorite! Explosively sweet! Both protagonists are strong! Both are virgins! Meets your requirements! You won't regret reading it!! Buy with confidence! Super good! Highly recommended!! Happy ending! Hope you like it~

46. 296 京 Lost in the Beijing Night! 京夜沉沦！ Sunset and Starry Sky落日与星空Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families + devoted love + elite heirs + showbiz + both leads are virgins] [Red-hot rising Best Actress VS composed, reserved family patriarch] The entertainment world is in an uproar! The nation’s sweetheart Wen Yanxi and Lu Chenzhou have secretly been married?! Rookie actress Wen Yanxi debuted just a year ago, but her innocent, lively charm as a “flirtatious beauty” and her lovable roles quickly earned her the title of “the nation’s sweetheart.” Yet no one expected the rising star to j 1.9kReads—Score215Shelves

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    The first book is purely sweet, without any arranged marriage followed by love. The story begins with a scene of the two being very affectionate, a perfect read for those who enjoy sweet romance. The second book is an arranged marriage followed by love, but the male and female leads fall in love quickly, and both are described as having long beaks (meaning they're very sweet and affectionate). It's incredibly sweet! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

47. 297 冒 Caught Pretending to Be a Big Shot’s Girlfriend, She’s Forced to Make It Official 冒充大佬女友被逮，按头转正 Heart-Eating Worm食心虫Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Top Madman of Beijing's Elite Circle × Timid, Adorable Sweetheart] To find her friend, Yun Miao pretended to be the girlfriend of Sheng Yinian, a top magnate of Beijing's elite circle. As a result, his special assistant caught her on the spot and took her straight to the real deal. “President Sheng, your girlfriend is here.” The moment the assistant finished speaking, the private room fell silent. Yun Miao's legs immediately went weak. How could this assistant, who looked so meticulous, be so u 91.6kReads9.0Score11.8kShelves

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    Older men are awesome!

48. 298 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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    This is invincible.

49. 299 以 I Thought He Was a Gentle Big Brother, but He's Actually Obsessive 以为是温柔哥哥结果是偏执狂 King of Melons甜瓜大王Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted Reading Guide: 1. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first, six-year age gap 2. No contrived misunderstandings, pure love from beginning to end, maximum sweetness 3. Early: a nurturing relationship | Middle: married life full of romantic tension | Later: the heroine catches on and starts flirting back 4. Cool, possessive hero × pampered, sweetly clueless heroine, gradually becoming a scheming male flirt × a seductive, teasing woman At ten, Jin Yuchuan lost both his parents, had his 11.5kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves

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    These four books are all super good, the female lead is very intelligent, they're my most treasured books, I'm sharing them with you.

50. 300 救 Help! The Obsessive Tycoon Is Addicted to Her Night After Night 救命！偏执大佬对她夜夜上瘾 Tide of Jin Wine津酒潮汐Modern Romance140k WordsOngoing [Proud, clear-headed heiress vs. scheming, possessive power broker] [One-on-one romance, wealthy families, a touch of ensemble cast, obsessive entanglement, push and pull, slowly falling, a flirtatious fox of a man] To stabilize her family's crisis, Wen Qianxu agrees to her mother's demand: secure a partnership with Lingjie. She had prepared all kinds of seductive tactics, planning to win the man over with as little effort as possible. But the moment she stood before Shen Jie, she changed her mi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A six-year age gap, both from wealthy families, the male lead initially guides the female lead to advance her career, subtly helping her secure her position at the company.

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