Novels like Deep in the Thorns
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Deep in the Thorns, best match first.
- 1 Soothe Him! Adore Him! Flirt Openly and Tease Mr. Ji in Secret 哄他！舔他！对季先生明撩暗钓 112Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 2 Caught in the Game 入局 Ambitious, vulnerable girl ✘ cold, scheming devil * When she climbed into Fu Linshen's bed, he warned her, “It's just for fun. Don't dream of wanting anything you shouldn't.” But later, Fu Linshen was the one gripping her by the throat and demanding, “Gu Nanyi, do you even have a heart?” Who was Gu Nanyi? The laughingstock of Ancheng, a social butterfly among the elite, with the softest body and the hardest bones. She pried Fu Linshen's hands off her one finger at a time, smiling with teasing di 1.4kReads8.4Score118Shelves
- 3 Madam Si, She's So Disobedient 司夫人，她很不乖 Luo Ling had loved Si Nan for ten years. But when they were about to get engaged, she changed her mind, dropped out of school, and went abroad for three years. When she returned, she thought she and Si Nan would never cross paths again. But fate had other plans, and she had no choice but to marry him. Their contract was for two years, and she planned to do her best to fulfill her duties as a wife. Who could have guessed that Si Nan would be impossible to deal with after they got married? After t 271Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 4 President Ji’s Little Wife Jumped into the Sea 季总的小娇妻跳海了 [Devoted Couple + Male Lead's Revenge + Imprisonment + 1v1] Everyone knew Ji Xiangyan had someone he cherished above all else. He spent money on her without a second thought, broke his own rules for her, and would even risk his life for her. Until one day, at Victoria Harbour, she leapt into the water, leaving behind only a suicide note. He knelt in the pouring rain, trembling and sobbing uncontrollably. It was the first time anyone had ever seen him like that. 50Reads—Score100Shelves
- 5 I Heard Love Had Come Back 听说爱情回来过 He has someone he loves, so his hatred for her runs bone-deep. For three years, she tried to warm his heart, hoping he would change his mind. But he heartlessly cut the child from her womb, then sent her to the operating table to suffer a fate worse than death! She lost a kidney, and her child disappeared. She thought that was hell. But then, in a carefully planned fire, he pushed her into the flames to save the woman he loved. She struggled desperately in the fire, only to meet his cold indiffe 53Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 6 When Love Takes Root 若情已入骨 Some feelings develop after sharing a bed enough times. Some people, before you know it, become the ones you love. Unfortunately, Gao Tianyang kept me like a caged songbird and spoiled me, but he didn’t love me. 1.3kReads9.1Score100Shelves
- 7 The One Before My Eyes Is the One in My Heart 眼前的人是心上人 You are my first love, and you are the mark on my heart. After five years together, Wen Yao realized Lu Nanxi’s biggest flaw was that he couldn’t remember her name. Wen Yao told him, “My Yao is the one with the roof radical, as in ‘a graceful young woman.’” Yet Lu Nanxi still had her saved in his phone as Yao, with the wrong character. Later, Wen Yao learned about another woman. She was talented, with long flowing hair, and liked to wear white dresses. She loved to smile. And she had a name: Lin 868Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 8 Broken Bones 折骨 [The platform keeps tagging this wrong, so I’ll add the tags myself: chasing the wife to the crematorium + sweet and angsty romance + both leads are virgins] [Let me say it again: both leads are virgins. Curse whatever you like, but don’t call the male lead a manwhore!!!] Pei Shuo is a cold and cruel rich young master. He sees how pretty Jiang Nian is and makes a bet with his friend that he can win her over. He deliberately pretends to be broke, wanting to see whether this little vixen loves mon —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Young Master He Comes to His Senses, but She’s Done with Him 贺少醒悟，她不要他了【虐文】 At her older sister Chen Yuhe's wedding, Chen Lan accidentally learned that her boyfriend, He Yu, had always been in love with Chen Yuhe. She had only ever been a way for him to get close to her sister, not even worthy of being called a pathetic substitute. She couldn't understand why, from the moment she was born, her parents had coldly abandoned her. When she returned to them, they ignored her, mocked her, and constantly compared her to her sister, who lived like a proud swan, untouched by har 79Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 10 His Kiss in the Warm Evening Breeze 晚风热烈他的吻 [School life / healing / reunion after years apart / devoted love] [Reformed playboy / secret love comes true / second chance at love] [Sensitive, gentle good girl × carefree, flirtatious golden boy] He was a carefree playboy, and the secret she had kept in her heart for years. By chance, on a scorching, glaringly bright day, Lin Zhao saw the boy's untamed spirit. The people around them whooped and teased, while her heart pounded noisily. In a daze, she lost her way. One stolen glance was all it 194Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 11 Playing Along 逢迎 [Love at first sight + face-slapping + chasing his wife to the crematorium + both devoted to each other + happy ending] [Aloof, chaste CEO × sweet, clearheaded actress] Yi Miao, the beloved daughter of the Yi family, falls in love at first sight with Xun Ting, the son the Xun family cast out. At the time, Yi Miao is a popular star, while Xun Ting is just a rejected son living in a Taoist temple and training in seclusion. Yi Miao is drawn to his looks, but when she throws herself at him, Xun Ting 40Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 12 I Want to Marry Miss Yan 想娶颜小姐为妻 There’s a saying in Jiangcheng: of the Yan family’s four beauties, Yan Xi is the ugliest. She isn’t just ugly. She’s also ruthless and cunning. People say her heart and liver are black, earning her the title of Witch. She single-handedly ruined the marriage arrangement between the Qin and Su families, stirring up a citywide scandal. People mocked her, saying she’d never get married in her life. At her engagement banquet, her fiancé rejected her, but he stood up in front of everyone and said, “I 295Reads8.9Score105Shelves
- 13 After Obsessive President Fu Mistakes Her for His One True Love 偏执傅总认错白月光后 [Love and hate each other / forced love / fake replacement / both leads are sexually inexperienced / he’ll grovel to win her back later] [Violent, unhinged CEO x beautiful, tragic revenge-seeking actress] Sang Baili only cares about two things in this life: Curing the orphanage director’s illness, And waiting for the boy who stood by her side through life and death in a terrible fire to come back for her. For money, she sells herself to Fu Yuwei, the man in charge of the Fu family. He makes her 115Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Come With Me to Pluck the Moon 陪我摘月 [Content warning: The plot and details may be poorly handled; expect melodrama and a lack of logic. Read at your own risk. Run, run, run! Please don't flame or curse me. You've been warned, so don't say you weren't warned.] As she grew up, Yu Liansi's happiest moments were the boy's daily companionship and the way he had always protected her. At last, their feelings deepened and they fell in love. She dreamed of a future with him, but one comment from the boy shattered all her hopes. “Jin, look 84Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 15 Carry Me Through the Dusk 黄昏渡我 [Cool crown prince × aloof, world-weary queen] 1v1, SC, happy ending At first, Ji Li thought the world was filthy. So when she saw Yan Ji in a small county town, also trapped in an abyss, she couldn't help wanting him to sink with her. She couldn't stand how he remained so dignified despite being mired in the muck. She wanted to break him. But later, when she fell for him, he coldly abandoned her. “I waited sixteen hours just to hear you say something. Were you ever serious about me? Were you ju 1kReads8.2Score114Shelves
- 16 Love After Marriage: A Different Way to Meet 先婚后爱换种方式遇见 [Blind Date and Whirlwind Marriage + Love After Marriage + The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] “How much longer are we supposed to put up with this?” Shen Chen’an says on their wedding night, dead drunk. Zhao Chuning can’t tell whether the words are his honest feelings slipping out or just drunken nonsense. Then, before going to sleep, he says, “Let’s just live like this from now on.” Zhao Chuning is even more baffled. After that, Shen Chen’an leaves early and comes home late every day, but n 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 In Uniform, Yet Unable to Save the One Beside Me 一身警服，难渡枕边人 A police uniform, but he can’t bring the woman beside him to justice. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 His Little Bunny 他的小绵兔 Li Mianmian was a sweet and adorable girl, but she happened to meet Jiang Yuze, a playboy who treated life like a game. With a mean-spirited plan in mind, Jiang Yuze pretended to be the gentle, refined gentleman she liked, drawing her in one step at a time until he finally devoured the little lamb. Before long, he was all she could think about. Jiang Yuze thought it was all just a game, that he was only fooling Li Mianmian. In front of everyone, he smiled and said, “I was just having fun. Don't 1.4kReads8.1Score—Shelves
- 19 I Promise to Find You in Both Lifetimes 许你两世相顾 In her previous life, she was Liu Chupei, Princess Linhuai Kang of the Southern Song. She fell in love with him at first sight and bound him to her side with an imperial edict arranging their marriage. Caught up in an age of chaos, she was drawn into one conspiracy after another. Little did she know that everything had been part of his plan. He used her and resented her, never understanding her. The one thing he never did was cherish her. She was locked in a secret dungeon, had her tongue cut ou 56Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 20 Luring Him Into Passion 诱他情迷 Strong, dazzling secretary × unruly, sharp-tongued CEO Both sexually inexperienced|groveling pursuit of his wife|angsty push and pull|the powerful man humbles himself for love|happy ending|fake first love For five years by Lu Wangci's side, Ruan Shuyi had two identities. By day, she was his exceptionally capable personal secretary. At night, she was the “Ruanruan” he called for in bed. She hid the nine-year-long crush she'd had since she was a girl, asking for no future and demanding no title. U 6.2kReads7.3Score416Shelves
- 21 You Are on the Cliff 你在悬崖上 Ji Wujing stayed with Ye Lansheng for seven years, without a name or a place in his life. When she was young and naive, she fell in love with him and foolishly dreamed of becoming his bride. But she no longer wants that. All she wants is to leave him in the best way possible. 4kReads9.0Score397Shelves
- 22 It's Just for Fun, Don't Take It Seriously 玩玩而已，做不得真 [CEO + wage slave, the stand-in for his first love becomes the real thing, running away while pregnant] From physical attraction to emotional attachment Si Tingye: I’ll give you 100,000 a month. Xia Qiuyan: There’s a deal like that? What began as a transaction that suited them both slowly spiraled out of control. Until his first love returned from abroad. Xia Qiuyan knew it was time for her to step aside. 59Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 23 The Emperor Is Heartless, So What Can the Heart Do? 帝王无情，心又奈何 After ten years of devoted love, what he gave her was not an empress’s coronation, but the execution of her entire family. The whole residence was drenched in blood. Standing in a pool of blood, she held a sword to his chest and demanded, “Did you ever love me, even a little?” He drove the sword into her heart inch by inch, his expression cold and ruthless. “What do you think?!” He didn’t know that for him, she would have smiled as she drank poison and willingly shattered herself to pieces. Than 127Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 24 Sick Obsession 病态痴迷 After three years with Jiang Qichuan, Wen Mian became pregnant. Her heart was full of joy, but all she got from him was: “She’s back.” She left without a word, hiding her pregnancy. But he refused to let her go. He drove her family to their deaths and clipped her wings, turning her into a canary in a cage once more, kept from the light of day. Jiang Qichuan said, “You were the one who started dreaming above your station.” Only later, after a fire claimed two lives, did he finally see her pregnan 539Reads6.9Score100Shelves
- 25 My Happiness Is in Your Hands 我的幸福，在你手里 Over the course of Su Xin's twenty-nine years, for nineteen of them the only men in her life were her father and brother, apart from Lin Lei, who wasn't related to her by blood. She thought she would spend her life with her childhood sweetheart. But when she was dealt the devastating blow of learning she might not be her parents' biological child, her childhood sweetheart became the final straw... It took her ten years to gather the courage to return to the place that had once loved her, and tha 1.8kReads8.8Score128Shelves
- 26 Why Is the Movie Emperor Eating His Way Back to His Ex? 影帝他怎么吃起回头草了？ [Reserved, old-school gentleman VS sweet, soft young woman] [Chasing his wife after losing her + entertainment industry + secret romance + variety shows + sweet, doting romance] One drunken night, Li Xia gets involved with a top actor in the entertainment industry. By day, they act like strangers; by night, they’re inseparable. She becomes deeply immersed in their relationship. That is, until she hears him say, “We’re just bedmates. Marriage is out of the question.” Li Xia decisively ends things 170Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 27 The Secret of High Heels 高跟鞋的秘密 I love you, and as it happens, you love me too. At just the right age, Xia Yun'en gave up a promotion and switched careers. All she wanted was to pursue her dream. 794Reads9.1Score145Shelves
- 28 Knowing Your Limits 分寸 When Wen Yan was like a ball of fire, trying to melt Gu Heng, all she got in return was: “It was just for fun. You didn’t actually think you could become Mrs. Gu, did you?” Later, when Wen Yan was utterly disillusioned and even wanted Gu Heng dead, Gu Heng said with deep devotion, “Even when you’re being bad, Yanyan, I still love you.” 2.4kReads8.4Score165Shelves
- 29 Good, Let Me Tempt You 乖，是欲撩 [Scheming, Proud CEO × Gentle, Cool Beauty] Both leads are pure and devoted; childhood sweethearts; a groveling chase to win her back; a sweet romance. Cold and ruthless business tycoon in public, clingy puppy at home. Ye Shuhuan had liked Lu Helin since she was little. By the time they were at university, everyone knew she had a crush on the haughty, aloof young master of the Lu family, Lu Helin. “I hate her.” When Ye Shuhuan heard those words, she disappeared from his world forever without say 98Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 30 Forced Possession 强行占有 [Devoted to each other, sweet romance, equally formidable leads, one-on-one romance] Everyone knows that Second Master Shen, Shen Shiyan, has always been the sort of man who can wander through a garden of flowers without a single petal clinging to him. That is, until he met Shen Luxi. Shen Shiyan made the first move, and then he made the second one too. So Shen Luxi decided to play along and walked right into the tiger’s den. Shen Shiyan always thought it was just a bit of fun, until Shen Luxi q 11kReads9.1Score1kShelves
- 31 President Mu, Secretary Shen Says You've Crossed the Line 慕总，沈秘书说你越界了 [Flirtatious Tension + Love That Grows Over Time + Slow-Burning Romance] [Powerful Man Bows His Head + Mutual Firsts + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Happy Ending] Mu Beilin was born with everything. He was heir to a top conglomerate, possessed business acumen that left his peers in the dust, and wielded power enough to control everything. But he had a condition that made his skin reject contact with women. Whenever he touched one, his whole body broke out in red rashes. He thought he would 2kReads8.6Score140Shelves
- 32 After Three Years of Cold War, President An Wept When I Left 冷战三年，离开时安总哭红了眼 [Ex-wife-chasing crematorium + the male lead suffers throughout + Open Chapter 14 for the start of his frantic pursuit] Jing Yu had been dating An Baiyu for three years. She thought he was just a clueless straight guy who didn’t know how to date, and that was why he treated her so coldly. Then, on May 20, An Baiyu gave his dream girl a bouquet of blue roses and treated her with endless warmth and tenderness. Only then did Jing Yu realize that he wasn’t cold-hearted. He simply didn’t love her. Wi 448Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 33 The Wild Prince Returns Home and Fights Everyone for Her 野痞太子爷回国后，对她又争又抢 Ever since she moved in with the Zhou family at fourteen, Xu Hanzhi had been in love with Zhou Yunchuan. Over the years, she'd watched one girl after another come and go from his side. He'd even briefly stayed with someone. She had been hurt and lost, but she'd never dared hope she could stand beside him. Then one day, he asked her, “Zhizhi, will you marry me?” Overjoyed, she said yes. She thought her years of love and companionship had moved him. But she never imagined he'd married her only for 1.6kReads8.2Score164Shelves
- 34 An Oxygen-Rich Military Marriage 军婚有氧 [Military marriage + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + groveling to win her back + both virgins + 1v1] Jing Zhi never dreamed that the parent of the transfer student she was visiting would be Fu Yuzheng, her ex, whom she had broken up with eight years ago. When she saw Fu Yuzheng again, Jing Zhi had long since walled off her heart. She felt nothing. Fu Yuzheng was a heaven-blessed prodigy, a powerful and formidable young military officer in the capital. Yet he willingly traveled thous 4.4kReads7.3Score233Shelves
- 35 After Breaking Off the Engagement, My Obsessed Younger Brother Won't Leave Me Alone 退婚后，疯执弟弟缠上瘾 [Older woman-younger man romance + groveling chase + bad boy turns over a new leaf + second chance] [Madly possessive bad-boy younger man vs. capable, clear-headed older woman] Lu Weixi loves deeply, but she can also cut someone out of her life without hesitation. When she was young and had no one to turn to, Chen Yanze was willing to protect her with nothing but his bare hands, giving everything he had. From then on, she secretly fell for him. The girls by his side came and went, each one resem 684Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 36 I Ran Away with His Baby for Six Years, Then Became My Own Replacement 带球跑了六年，我成了自己的替身 [Separated for six years + the male lead never forgot her] [He chases his wife through hell + they get back together] [The male lead is restrained at first, obsessive in the middle, and goes off the rails later] - The day her mother died, Chu Yin suddenly vanished. Her boyfriend, Ke Tingyan, searched for her desperately for six years. He had no idea that back then, Chu Yin had overheard what he said outside the private room: “Studying is so dull. I'm just having a little fun.” - Chu Yin fled Hai 13.8kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
- 37 Falling into His Embrace 怀中沦陷 After secretly loving Huo Zhongnan for ten years, Du Mile finally got to spend a night with the man of her dreams, fulfilling her heart’s desire. But Huo Zhongnan was a playboy, and he was engaged to a rich heiress. Du Mile had her own principles, so she cut off her feelings for him once and for all. Then she unexpectedly discovered she was pregnant and ran away without a second thought. Three years later, her little one gets into trouble at kindergarten. The other child’s parent comes to confro 1.6kReads8.9Score177Shelves
- 38 A Marriage Built on Confession 认罪为婚 [Powerful heir apparent vs. fallen true heiress] [The wife-chasing crematorium] Six years ago, the Su family, whose power had once dominated Nancheng, collapsed overnight. Their downfall sent shockwaves through the whole city. The high-born, pampered Miss Su had already severed ties with her family and fled overseas, declaring that Su Xihe no longer existed in this world. The plot's mastermind was none other than the ninth master of the Zhou family, Zhou Chu, known for his iron-fisted methods, c 2.5kReads8.8Score166Shelves
- 39 Hard to Reach 难攀 [Both leads are inexperienced + sweet and angsty romance + regret and groveling, beautiful little flirt x icy domineering CEO] Nie Sangsang had been with Fu Jinzhou for three years, always sweet and agreeable. But Fu Jinzhou didn’t love her. In his heart, he still cherished his unattainable first love. Who could put up with that? If you run fast enough, no one can hurt you! Once she came to her senses, Nie Sangsang promptly broke up with him and left that very night. After all, making money is m 94Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 40 I Burn Brighter Than the Sun 我比骄阳炙热 [Youth + redemption + obsession + pure love + winning her back + happy ending] She poured out all her passion and all her pride, only to get one answer from Zhou Jiaze: “I’m sorry. I can’t leave her alone.” She pulled him out of the mire, only to fall into an abyss from which there was no escape. Nian Cen: “This was never a love that could come true. I crossed ten countries and flew over 19.88 million feet of oceans and mountains, all because I wanted to forget. It took me a long time to underst 54Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 41 The Gu Brothers Only Want Me 顾家哥哥非我不可 Xu Muqing’s parents sacrificed their lives to save the chairman of the Gu Group and his wife during an earthquake. Eight-year-old Xu Muqing was taken in and raised by the Gu family from then on. Xu Muqing had a secret, one she thought was sweet. She had fallen for Gu Yicheng, who was six years older than her. Gu Yicheng had always been cold and distant toward the girl who had come from outside the family. Her little crush took root in her heart. Just as Xu Muqing was about to confess her feeling 913Reads7.9Score107Shelves
- 42 I’ll Have My Way 偏要 Chu Yi spent eight years with Yan Beiqing without a name or status, and bore him two children. When she was so sick she was close to death, she asked Yan Beiqing if he could perform surgery on her just once. All she got in reply was, “Do you think you’re worthy?” Then he turned around and arranged a hospital bed for his beloved first love. This man’s heart was cold and hard. The agony of facing death finally opened her eyes. She left the Yan household penniless, thinking she had nowhere to go. B 454Reads6.9Score101Shelves
- 43 Addicted to Torment: Mr. Shang Regrets It 虐爱成瘾：商先生后悔了 An Li was a tool in Shang Zhuoyan’s revenge. After she became pregnant, one of his other women caused her to miscarry. She gave one of her kidneys to his beloved first love, and the mother who loved her most was murdered. She couldn’t accept it. Why should she suffer so much while Shang Zhuoyan got away without a scratch? She would toy with his feelings, make him fall in love with her, then cruelly abandon him. She would take away everything he cared about and leave him with nothing. 317Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 44 Jealousy, Jealousy 争妒争妒 He kept making the wrong choice; she gave her heart to the wrong man!!! Everyone in the capital knew the decade-long joke! Su Shu, the legitimate daughter of the Xiang family, pursued Mu Chengxuan, the Great General Who Protects the Nation, for ten years! Then one day, he actually married her!!! Their wedding stunned the entire capital! A decade of love should have been the envy of all, yet less than a year later, the Chancellor’s residence was raided and Su Shu died of an illness. This shocked 322Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 45 When the Strings Snap, Love Ends, and I Forget You 弦断情尽不念君 He, the son of the Heavenly Emperor, is The Outcast, second only to one and above countless others. She gave three drops of her heart's blood, and her divine soul was damaged, her body destroyed. I severed my ties of affection and erased my name. I brought calamity upon the Three Realms... in exchange for eternal peace. And just as she suffered when she loved him, so he would repay her a hundredfold, a thousandfold. 177Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 46 We Already Broke Off the Engagement. I Married the Crown Prince Instead. Why Are You Crying? 都退婚了，我闪婚太子爷你哭什么 [The heroine won’t look back after the ex’s desperate attempts to win her back + secret love comes true + sweet romance + both leads are virgins] After years together, her fiancé suddenly arranged an engagement alliance with the Song family, then declared righteously, “Miss Song and I are only pretending to be engaged. After everything I’ve done for you all these years, can’t you put up with this for my sake?” Mu Sheng’s heart died, and she instantly became the laughingstock of Yuncheng. She wen 1.9kReads8.8Score261Shelves
- 47 I Want Her 馋上她了 [Reunion after years apart + win-her-back heartbreak + rekindled love + both leads are each other’s firsts + intense romantic tension] At a senior-year pep rally, Ling Jie falls for the model student Sang Jin. She’s as pure as a swan, and he wickedly wants to corrupt her. After the college entrance exams, they date for a while. Before leaving the country, Ling Jie gives Sang Jin an apartment as compensation. “So much for being a model student. We were only playing around.” When they meet again, 1.4kReads7.0Score101Shelves
- 48 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨宠婚 Single for 25 years, she goes on her first blind date, only to find herself meeting her date at a hospital... When she says she wants a marriage-minded relationship, he coolly replies with one word: “Fine.” She thinks they will never see each other again, but after a three-day business trip, her stepmother takes over her room and kicks her out. Stranded on the street in the middle of the night, she calls her blind date. “I have nowhere to go.” “Then marry me.” Under the influence of alcohol, she 212Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 49 Jiang Chuan’s Enchanting Tale 江川旖旎 Jiang Lai, a C-list actress, had been madly in love with her childhood friend, the young master of the Lu family, Lu Yunchuan, since she was little. He didn't like her socializing outside the home, so she gave up her acting career. He didn't like her getting jealous and competing for his attention, so she kept her sharp edges hidden. In the end, after she hurt Lu Yunchuan's beloved cousin, he angrily broke off their engagement. Everyone thought Jiang Lai would go back to orbiting around Young Ma —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 When the Clouds Rise in Early Summer 初夏云起时 “Are you here to register your marriage?” “Are you the person who’s going to register a marriage with me?” He had a family of equal standing and admirers constantly circling him; she had a childhood sweetheart and a terrible ex-boyfriend. He was a domineering CEO, and she was a recent college graduate. Their lives had never crossed, but a household registration document and a promise brought them together in a marriage of convenience. He had to deal with a vast and complicated family business, w 176Reads8.0Score103Shelves
