Novels like You Make My Heart Stir, and I Can't Hide My Favoritism
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- 51 Xing Tianman 星天满 [Mature man and woman / lust before love / reunion after time apart / both clear-eyed] Black-haired, wavy-haired tattoo artist vs. close-cropped director of a jewelry company The first night, she slipped away in secret. The second time they met, she disappeared without a word again. Until they meet once more. He looks at the woman he's longed for day and night and offers his hand. “Hello, I'm Ke Yiming.” She takes his hand. “Hello, I'm Nan Jiawen.” Every time I think of you, a flower blooms. T 292Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 52 Kiss the Sweet Pear 亲吻甜梨 [Short, Sweet Treat]+ [Complete]+ [Love at First Sight]+ [Mutual Devotion]+ [Ultra-Sweet Romance]+ [Only Have Eyes for Each Other] [Gentle, Sweet Heroine & Handsome, Cool Hero] After an accidental act of kindness, Ruan Li fell in love at first sight with Li Jingyu, the man who had helped her. When they met again, she bravely asked the question she'd always wanted answered. “Senior, do you have a girlfriend?” “Why do you ask?” “Because I want to pursue you!” From the first time Li Jingyu hear 1.1kReads8.7Score11614d adds
- 53 My Ex Lives Next Door 前男友住隔壁 My Ex Lives Next Door 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Soft and Sweet Darling Has the Cold-Faced CEO Losing His Cool 软萌小甜包，冷面霸总快绷不住了 [Thirteen-year age gap + devoted, fatherly boyfriend + sweet romance, no angst + one-on-one romance] The hero is 32, and the heroine is 19. Heroine profile: soft and adorable, with a touch of pride and a little streak of mischief. She’s also endlessly curious. Hero profile: cold, a demon king in the eyes of high society. The heroine’s tears are his weakness, and he indulges her unconditionally. Guaranteed sweet! If it isn’t sweet, punish the author by making them write 100 sweet romance stories! 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Fatal Temptation: The Movie Emperor’s Wife Is Wild and Irresistible 致命甜诱：影帝夫人又野又撩 [Devoted love + obsessive passion + sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place + irresistible flirting] What happened? All she did was tear into a scumbag, so how did she end up in the hospital? And her attending doctor is her long-lost ex. This is bad... Yu Wan tries to win the heart of the aloof hunk, only to find herself trapped first. In the eyes of outsiders, Xiao Qingshen is a ray of light, handsome and carefree. In private, the man who claims to be abstinent corners her and says hoar 22Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 56 Sweet and Obedient 娇乖 Silly, sweet girl × refined scoundrel (the leads are not in a teacher-student relationship, and the heroine is an adult) [Marriage first, love later / seven-year age gap / henpecked husband / expert at acting obedient / gentleman on the outside, beast within] Mianmian married Wen Xuyan because their parents arranged it. Even so, they got along respectfully enough after the wedding. Until... When Mianmian started the new semester, she suddenly saw the man she shared a bed with standing at the fro 103Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 57 A Gentle Touch That Finds Its Way into Your Heart 微微入君心 A Gentle Touch Reaches Your Heart 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Dr. Xu, You Can’t Get Away from Me 许医生你逃不掉的 Ding Ning fell for Xu Yilin at first sight after seeing a photo, added him on WeChat, and chatted with him for a month before things fizzled out. Later, a chance encounter brought them face-to-face, and they began falling for each other. Ding Ning wrote a novel chronicling her romance with Xu Yilin. When she wrote the kissing scenes, she kept them very tame to get past censorship, only for readers to complain that the male lead was no good. One day, the two of them were cuddling at home when Xu 139Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 59 The Delicate Princess Pouts, and the Aloof Professor Kisses Her 娇娇公主一撒娇，清冷教授吻上来 [The rating has just come out and is generally low. It’ll go up later.] [Delicate, carefree little princess x celibate, cold-faced professor] [Student-teacher romance | Both untouched | Secret crush comes true | Extra-sweet doting romance] Good news: Mu Mian got into the “easy A” class! Bad news: The teacher gets injured, and the class is taken over by the cold-faced devil Jiang Shuhuai, whose students fail at an astonishing rate! To Mu Mian’s horror, Professor Jiang, standing at the lectern in 1.7kReads8.3Score21014d adds
- 60 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Villainous Tycoons Took Turns Spoiling Me 穿书后被反派大佬们排队团宠 Nine-year-old Lou Rongrong transmigrated into a book. Before she did, the System had warned her again and again: “Sweetie, you’ll be transmigrating into the role of the general’s adopted second daughter. The general’s household is powerful and rich. As long as you get taken back there, you’ll spend the rest of your life surrounded by luxury, with all the food and riches you could want.” Lou Rongrong nodded vigorously. When a group of people appeared before her, she immediately grabbed the leg of 78Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 61 Where Does Purity Return? 清归和处 Heroine’s redemption and guidance + Unwell male lead + Seventeen-year age gap Su He grows from a village girl into the heir to a law firm, one step at a time. An accident took Professor Liang’s wife and his health. He remained trapped in the past, and the heroine helped him find healing. The first time Su He saw Liang Yuanqing, his silhouette as he pressed a hand to his lower back and struggled to walk reminded her so much of Old Su. Something seemed to shift between them the day Liang Yuanqing 2.2kReads8.2Score21014d adds
- 62 The Scheming Professor Spoils His Pregnant Wife to the Core 腹黑教授，小孕妻被你宠到心尖上 [Sly and reserved. A doctor at the affiliated hospital of a university of Chinese medicine & Beautiful and sweet-natured. A talented teaching assistant in the acupuncture department] [Both devoted to each other + sweet married life + pregnancy] * It wasn’t until the day of her blind date that Jiang Qianzhu learned the man her supervisor had set her up with was Zhao Dongchen, her former college professor. She jumped to her feet in alarm. “Professor Zhao, I didn’t know it was you.” Zhao Dongchen 1.9kReads8.7Score15514d adds
- 63 My CEO Husband Is a Little Unhinged 我家霸总有点病 My CEO Husband Is a Little Unhinged 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 A Tender Kiss Tears Through the Night 软吻撕夜 [Sweet, Well-Behaved Interpreter VS Cold, Arrogant, Scheming Young Master from a Wealthy Family] [Not a Strong Heroine / Secret Crush Becomes Reality / Devoted Love / Both Pure / Happy Ending] The prestigious Duan family of Hong Kong City has twin brothers, but their personalities are completely different. The older brother, Duan Zechen, is aloof and distant, and rarely smiles. He looks like his younger brother, except for a beauty mark at the corner of his left eye. The younger brother, Duan Ze 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 On the Day We Parted, My Cold-Faced Husband's Eyes Turned Red 和离当天，冷面夫君他红了眼 The Day They Parted, Her Cold-Faced Husband's Eyes Turned Red 226Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 After I Was Widowed, the General Wanted to Marry Me 丧夫后，将军竟然要娶我 After being widowed, I never expected the general to want to marry me. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Became the One They Both Wanted 穿书后，独占两人 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Had Them Both to Myself 198Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Sword Sovereign Who Cultivates the Heartless Path Has My Name Engraved on His Life-Bound Sword 修无情道的剑尊，本命剑上刻着我的名字 The Sword Venerable who cultivates the Heartless Dao has my name engraved on his life-bound sword 166Reads—Score314d adds
- 69 Reborn, I’m Swept Off My Feet by My Chaste Teacher! 重生后，被禁欲老师撩疯了！ The rating’s a little low since this just came out, but there are no upsetting plot twists, so don’t worry, everyone! "A guiding lover + rebirth + funny, sweet romance + the second male lead’s fruitless chase and eventual heartbreak" "Clear-headed heroine × gentle, restrained hero" On the eve of her wedding, Wen Ci dumps her fiancé for emotionally cheating on her. When she opens her eyes again, she’s back in the summer eight years earlier. In this new life, her first decision is to switch to the 715Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 70 All for Life 尽予生 [Cool-Headed, Resilient Journalist × Devoted, Aristocratic Young Master] [Mending a Broken Relationship + Long-Awaited Reunion + Mutual Healing + Sweet Romance, Happy Ending] In 2007, at the freshman welcome party, Shen Jinwan sang “Fuji Mountain” in a lilting voice. The spotlight fell on her lovely profile, bright and captivating. Amid the dazzling night, he crushed the cool moonlight beneath his feet, but all he managed to catch in the darkness was a trace of gardenia fragrance. Across the noi 175Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 71 I Got Rich by Siphoning My Boss's Good Luck, but He Thinks I'm Trying to Seduce Him 我靠吸老板欧气暴富，他却以为我想泡他 I got rich by siphoning my boss's good luck, but he thinks I'm trying to seduce him. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Soon to Be Sweet 将甜 During the boring summer after graduating from college, the pretty and sweet Jiang Tian took up singing on livestreams to pass the time and make some extra money. At a gala hosted by the streaming platform, she met Ji Yan. Believing that a high-quality man only comes along once in a lifetime, she impulsively sent him a “love letter,” then immediately regretted it and fled. Once she realized Ji Yan was one of the platform’s top streamers, Jiang Tian became even less confident. When he pursued her 93Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 73 You’re All I See 眉眼所及皆是你 Yan Yan was gentle to the core. He gave people the feeling of a spring breeze, while to Qiao Mai, it was love at first sight that lasted a lifetime. And in private, only Qiao Mai knew that he was a master of sweet talk, capable of making her knees go weak in seconds. Sweet line one: “What gift would you like? I’ll mail it to you,” Qiao Mai said. There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone before he continued, “Qiao Qiao, do you know an old saying?” “What saying?” She was completely s 1.4kReads9.4Score13514d adds
- 74 Milk and Coffee 牛奶加咖啡 The night celebrity Tiao Yuan was driven to the end of his rope by online hate, he met his light. When he stood at the summit once again, he gave her all the glory he had earned... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 I Accidentally Flirted with the Ice-Cold Postdoc, and Now the Whole Campus Knows Her 误撩高冷博士后，她在全校爆红了 [University campus, super sweet + healing + doted on by everyone] “Hey, senior, are you looking for a girlfriend?!” “I’ve… had my eye on you for ages!” Ning Meng’s sudden outburst during a college physics lecture made her an overnight sensation. She was nicknamed “the thirsty dog.” While the whole school bet on whether she could win over Song Yuheng, the famously aloof campus heartthrob, Ning Meng herself was freaking out! It was a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!! She never should’ve gotte 1.9kReads9.0Score20614d adds
- 76 My Childhood Friend Turned Out to Be a Professor 竹马居然是教授 Devoted only to each other + scheming, taciturn childhood sweetheart + childhood sweetheart who plays innocent while hiding her sharp claws How did adult Shang Yiqi win over his childhood sweetheart and bring her home as his wife? How did childhood sweetheart Wen Huanhuan get her taciturn childhood friend to marry her, just as he wanted? How do the two of them use their wits to take on outside enemies in their ordinary daily lives? 332Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 77 She Is His Pear 她是他的梨 [Hot-tempered, possessive sunshine boy & quiet, voiceless good girl] [One-on-one, happy ending, sweet romance] After her father passed away, Shu Li developed aphasia. After transferring to No. 3 Middle School, the peaceful life she’d hoped for was once again thrown into turmoil. In her memories, that unruly boy changed again and again for her. “Shu Li.” “Hmm?” “I want to protect you forever.” Only when Shu Li looked back years later did she understand: Before meeting him, she had been someone wh 59Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 78 Play the Flute for Me 长笛为予吹 When they first met, she wore white and smiled like a flower beneath the pear blossoms. From that moment on, he was captivated for a lifetime. When she turned around, she saw a young man in black. She knew they could never be together, yet she still couldn't stop thinking of him. On the night of her political marriage, he lifted her veil. She thought, “It's over. There's no escaping now.” But she hadn't wanted to escape anyway... HE Alternate History A devoted couple Happy ending A devoted coupl 58Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 79 Mr. Fu’s Irresistibly Sweet and Adoring Wife 傅总欲罢不能的甜宠娇妻 [Both leads are inexperienced in love + doted on by everyone + their families play matchmaker] After years of studying abroad, Mo Rou decided to return to China with her best friend. She planned to spend a few days at her friend’s home before returning to her hometown of Licheng, but she never expected to run into her friend’s second-oldest brother, Fu Jingheng. Wait, why does this man keep turning up everywhere? She runs, he chases, and somehow they keep bumping into each other. More importantl 476Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 80 Nine-Tenths Sweet, One-Tenth Heart-Fluttering 心动九分甜 Once some feelings take root, there’s no going back. And ever since he saved her from the depths of despair, he knew his heart had fallen completely. Shi Wan is determined to win Shen Yici’s heart. She pulls out every trick to flirt with him, never realizing that she’s already fallen step by step into the trap he laid for her. “Attorney Shen, your mouth says no to my confession, but your body says otherwise. Now tell me, when did you fall for me?” Shen Yici takes a small step forward, backing t 41Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 81 Sweetheart, My Genius Deskmate Is So Adorable 甜心娇宠：学神同桌有点萌 [Sweet, adorable girl with a heart of gold × volatile, arrogant demon king] Chen Bei had always been tyrannical and arrogant, someone everyone was afraid of. Meanwhile, the influential Lu Nan was sweet and adorable, gentle and kind, the sort of well-behaved girl everyone praised. Who would have thought that one day, the untouchable Chen Bei would bend down to tie her shoelaces, and fight thugs for her, while the usually gentle and obedient Lu Nan would openly talk back to her elders for his sak 102Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 82 When Professor Lu’s Cool-Professor Image Crumbled 当陆教授高冷人设崩塌以后 Every student at Jiang University knew that Lu Jingchen, a finance professor, was refined, aloof, and seemingly untouched by worldly concerns. That is, until a video suddenly appeared on the forum: Professor Lu, the untouchable flower on the mountain peak, was holding a mysterious beauty with tender affection, seemingly possessed by another soul. The forum went into meltdown, and people guessed the woman was Su Yayun from the finance department. The ascetic Professor Lu pulled off his tie, pinne 293Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 83 A Kiss on Her Fingertips 吻在她指尖 [Sweet, well-behaved girl × Gentle top student] Rumor had it that Chu Younian, the top student at Zhixing High, was arrogant and looked down on everyone. He never even glanced at his little fangirls. But one day, a girl nobody knew reached out and tugged on the back hem of his school uniform. She looked up at him with tearful eyes and asked in a soft voice, “Big Brother Catfish, I… I can’t find my way. What should I do?” Everyone was stunned. They felt sorry for the girl, thinking the top studen 175Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 84 His Little White Rabbit 他的小白兔 [Big Bad Wolf × Little White Rabbit] [Sweet Campus Romance] Zhou Yuchen suddenly discovers that Little White Rabbit, the online friend who disappeared for ages, is actually a student in the class next door. Still resentful that his online friend abandoned him, one sun-drenched afternoon Zhou Yuchen pins the girl against a stone table and nuzzles her shoulder with a wounded look. “Why don’t you want me?” Only then does Yu Siyan realize that the campus heartthrob everyone admires has long since f 358Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 85 The Little Tease in Young Master Li’s Arms Has Fallen Flat Again 厉少怀里的小撩精又翻车了 [Secret identities + adored by everyone + adorable kids + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + sweet romance] Lin Qian was raised by her family to be useless. After her scheming half-sister ruined her reputation, she was driven out by her own father while carrying a child of unknown paternity. Six years later, she returns with her four sons, ready to rise from the ashes. She takes on her stepmother, crushes her spiteful sister, tears apart fake sweethearts, and deals with scumbag men, all the wa 167Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 86 Love at First Sight, Cherished for a Lifetime 一见倾心，一世宠溺 -Story timeline: meeting on campus → falling in love → graduation and internship → proposal and marriage registration → honeymoon → married life → having and raising a child. A sweet, happy ending all the way through. Both leads are each other’s first and only love. Teacher-student romance. The male lead is domineering and scheming. The female lead is lively, funny, and sharp-tongued. A realistic portrayal of campus life. 1.3kReads7.6Score10214d adds
- 87 His Little Girl Is Such a Tease 他的小姑娘太会撒娇了 A Sweet, Adorable Little Darling VS A Calm, Steady Special Police Officer The first time he met the girl, she called out to him in a sweet, soft voice, “Big brother…” She made him laugh, and melted his heart. The girl had never seen a man more handsome than her older brother, and she was so flustered that she did her best to act perfectly sweet and well-behaved around him. As they kept meeting, she remained sweet and gentle, though sometimes she could be playful and mischievous. Then, one day, 1.2kReads8.9Score19514d adds
- 88 Cherished to the Bone 宠爱入髓 [Sweet romance + campus life + devoted husband + wolfish younger man] A tiny accident on a university campus brought two lives that had once run parallel into perfect, unexpected alignment. Lu Jin fell in love with Cheng Fei at first sight. When he met her, his young heart seemed to have found its home. Cheng Fei didn’t realize she was running away. She only wanted to protect herself, never knowing that she was already so deeply in love she couldn’t pull herself free. When she finally came to he 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 On Our Wedding Night, I Read My Sickly Husband’s Mind and Discovered He Was Wooing Me 新婚夜，读心发现病娇老公攻略我 On her wedding night, Si Yin thought she had married into happiness, only to overhear her husband's inner thoughts [After tonight, her favorability should reach 90...] Favorability?! So the gentle, harmless invalid had been putting on an act in front of Si Yin all along?! Was all his indulgence and affection for her just part of his plan to win her over?! At the same time, a System notification rang in Yan Chi's mind: [Ding! Target favorability -5, -10, -20...] [Warning! Current target favorabil 27Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 90 A Little Happiness I Can’t Hide 藏不住的小欢喜 Jiang Chacha got set up by her brother. She lost a bet and, as punishment, had to confess to Gu Yibei. She’d heard that Gu Yibei wasn’t into girls and preferred a different kind of person. But could someone explain why he seemed so different from what her brother had said? “Gu Yibei, wh-what are you doing?” “What am I doing? Aren’t you my girlfriend? What’s wrong with a girlfriend holding hands and hugging her boyfriend? Isn’t that your job?” 171Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 91 Brother Ran’s Little Ancestor Is a Flirt 燃哥的小祖宗是个小撩精 Hot-tempered, tsundere school heartthrob x quirky, sweet, top-of-the-class girl Blurb One: On her first day as a transfer student, Yu Nan Zhi won over the school’s feared, domineering big shot with a bag of milk candies. Rumor had it the guy was violent-tempered and had once punched the nose implant crooked on the classmate who sat beside him the year before. But after getting to know him, she discovered that this legendary underachiever was actually a genius who deliberately kept his grades dow 348Reads9.3Score10014d adds
- 92 The Younger Man Has a Wild Side: He Broke Up My Seven-Year Relationship with My Scumbag Brother 年下心思野，拆我和渣男哥哥的七年情 A younger man with wild intentions is breaking up my seven-year relationship with my scumbag older brother. 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Clear Night and Flame 清宵与焰 Title: Clear Nights and Flames, also known as: Close Enough [Secret crush + six-year age gap + healing romance + obsessive possessiveness] The first time Li Yan met Ran Qingxiao was in the warm spring of March. Li Yan had never cared for romance and never imagined she would fall for anyone. But once she did, he occupied the most beautiful three years of her youth. The second time they met was in the golden autumn of September. He was the youngest history professor at Linhai University, an absti 433Reads9.0Score10114d adds
- 94 The Crown Prince's Drama Queen Wife Is Seductive and Dashing 太子爷的戏精老婆又欲又飒 [CEO + Reborn + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Happy Ending] [Drama Queen Heiress vs. Cold, Scheming Young Master] In her previous life, Qin Shuyi’s family was on the verge of bankruptcy. To resolve the crisis at the company, she was forced to marry Li Beichen. Forced? Not at all. She had been secretly in love with Li Beichen for five years. Now she could marry him and save her family’s company. She couldn’t have asked for more. But Li Beichen didn’t love her. No matter how aggressively she pu 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Come Here and Give Me a Kiss 过来，给我亲一口 [A gentle, pitiful good girl x a pampered, uninhibited young master] Jiang Ruan was an orphan with no one to stand up for her. Her father died in prison, and her mother abandoned her and ran away. When she was nearly beaten to death in an alley, Li Chenyu took her away. “Call me big brother.” The young man had refined features and a lazy air about him. Smiling, he unwrapped a candy and tucked it into the little girl’s mouth. On a night filled with the endless buzz of cicadas, one humid, steamy k 4.2kReads8.8Score48914d adds
- 96 A Love Note in a Star Bottle 星星瓶里的喜欢 [Sweet romance + secret crush] The man is five years older than the woman. Song Jiahuai gazed at her and spoke gently. With those captivating, sparkling peach-blossom eyes, he was truly irresistible. “Little Red Bean, date me. Your big brother is super sweet!” Li Si had a secret: she had fallen for her brother’s friend. The handsome young man. She wrote her secret on the stars she folded by hand and gave them to him. 162Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 97 An Early-Blooming Rose 早婚玫瑰 Xiang Lan is a pampered rose, innocent, passionate, and full of dreams; She wants to throw herself into a romance with all her heart, so her work, which her advisor says is beautiful but lacking substance, can be filled with flesh and soul; She never imagined she would get pregnant first and marry in a whirlwind later; Fang Zidu is a promising young man who has planned every detail of his future, but Xiang Lan unexpectedly barges into it; Their moment of passion brings a third person into the pi 1.4kReads8.6Score10214d adds
- 98 I Lost to His Tenderness 败给温柔的他 [Cool-on-the-outside little bunny VS fierce-on-the-outside big dog] One day, a new tenant finally moved in next door to Su Xiang. He was an unbelievably handsome young man, tall and lean, with an intensely intimidating look. Su Xiang was sure her new neighbor must be fierce and very hard to deal with. But she never expected that the first time they came face-to-face, her fierce neighbor would gaze at her with innocent eyes and ask, “Excuse me, could I use your bathroom?” Su Xiang realized that w 149Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 99 The Professor Got a Little Wild That Night, and One Pulse Check Revealed I Was Pregnant 那夜教授有点野，号脉发现中奖了 [A short drama with the same title is out, and a full-cast audio version is available] When Su Nian stepped into Jishitang, the scent of herbs greeted her. She had come for two reasons: to work part-time, and to ask one of the renowned doctors there to take a look at the stomach trouble that had been bothering her for a while. Lin Feier helped her change into a nurse's uniform and assigned her to the triage desk. “Send complicated cases to Professor Zhang in Exam Room 3. Once she's free, I'll ta 2.6kReads8.5Score22914d adds
- 100 I Woke Up to Find I Was His “Rumored Girlfriend” 一觉醒来，我竟成了他的“绯闻女友” I Woke Up to Find I’d Become His “Rumored Girlfriend” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
