Novels like The Rugged Man and His Sweet Wife
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- 151 My Ice-Cold Childhood Friend and Nemesis Is Actually a Hopeless Romantic 冰山死对头青梅，竟然是个恋爱脑 My Ice-Cold Mortal Enemy and Childhood Sweetheart Turns Out to Be a Hopeless Romantic 983Reads—Score15314d adds
- 152 Twenty Years Older, the Big Shot Is Smitten by a Young Thing 大二十岁，大佬被小朋友攻陷了 [Mature older man ✚ powerful family ✚ Daddy ✚ from business to politics ✚ devoted to each other ✚ 20-year age gap] A gentle, refined chairman and a college girl fresh out of school. On a rainy night, she casually flags down a private car. A handsome older man is sitting in the back seat. She smiles, opens her palm, and gives him two White Rabbit candies. He asks, “What's your name?” She says, “Geng Geng.” He smiles. “What a stubborn name.” He quietly helps her when she's in trouble, and dotes on 7.9kReads8.7Score76214d adds
- 153 After Being Reborn, I Bring Breakfast Every Day to a Future Billionaire 重生后我每天给未来千亿大佬送早餐 After Being Reborn, I Delivered Breakfast Every Day to a Future Billionaire 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Middle-Aged Man: My Lovely Wife Is Just Young 人到中年：娇妻她只不过岁数小 At forty, Xiao Zhenglong had a pretty relaxed outlook. He’d been married and had a daughter. He’d been in love, and it hadn’t meant much. His position wasn’t especially high, but in Hong City, he wasn’t exactly a nobody. As the youngest son in the family, he had older brothers to carry on the family line and older sisters to bring honor to the family. He could just enjoy life with his brothers, live freely, and settle scores as they came. That seemed like a pretty good way to spend his life. Why 10.7kReads8.4Score56414d adds
- 155 Sweet, Soft, and Delicate, She Gets Pampered by Her Rugged Husband 甜软娇气包，糙汉老公轻轻哄 [Both are each other’s one and only + super sweet] A sweet, soft, spoiled little darling x a fiercely possessive, fatherly male lead Shen Tangzhu was born into a family of pig farmers in the village. Her parents doted on her from the time she was little, and she grew up as their precious sweetheart. But she’s a total looks-first kind of girl, and she falls for Gu Qingxiao, an orphan who wandered into the village, at first sight. He has a secret identity. Shen’s parents think the wolf cub must ha 4.8kReads8.8Score43514d adds
- 156 My Childhood Friend Is Such an Attention Seeker 竹马是个显眼包 [Sweet romance] Childhood sweethearts who hadn’t seen each other in years happen to attend the same university. When Xie Xiaochong spotted the boy at the registration desk, she couldn’t help thinking how much time had changed them. She thought they’d greet each other like old friends, both on the verge of tears. Instead, right there in front of everyone, he shouted her childhood nickname: “Snotty!” Xie Xiaochong turned and walked away, cursing under her breath. What tears? Whenever she ran into 171Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 157 Sis, Are You Into Younger Guys? 姐姐，年下恋吗 [Sweet Romance] Isn't it perfectly normal to celebrate a breakup with a little drink? Unfortunately, Du Jiaojiao got carried away after drinking and had an indescribable encounter with the college student across the hall. The college student claimed Du Jiaojiao had made the first move, while Du Jiaojiao said she was too drunk to remember. “Older sister, what do you think about dating a younger man?” he asked. Du Jiaojiao: “W-wait... are you asking me to take responsibility?” 149Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 158 The Spirit Spring Dimension: The Hunter's Lucky Little Wife 灵泉空间：糙汉猎户家的小福妻 (Transmigration + rebirth + sweet romance + healing + passionate adventure) Qing Yan transmigrates and, as soon as she wakes up, is forced to marry the only hunter in the mountains. They say he even has a six-year-old son, so she’ll become a mother as soon as she gets there. Looking at the man in front of her, she sees a face that would be handsome if not for a scar running all the way from his face down his neck. Then Su Qingyan’s compulsive need for things to be just right kicks in, and she tr 1.9kReads9.2Score20814d adds
- 159 Eighties Sweetheart: A Wild Roughneck to Cherish 八零心尖宠：捡个糙汉野又撩 Xia Li transmigrates into the 1980s as a poor, timid orphan. Just when she thinks she’ll have to go hungry from now on, she picks up a wild man. Aside from being a little dim, the wild man has no other flaws. He hunts in the mountains and farms the fields every day, keeps her warm at home and can fight outside. He’s like a huge guard dog who protects his family. The villagers secretly mock Xia Li for keeping herself a wild man, but she doesn’t care. Who would have guessed that one night, the wil 1kReads8.9Score10914d adds
- 160 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿书七零，炮灰女配不按剧情走 (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + farming + System) Su Tao transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name. To avoid the tragic ending written for her, she needs to stay away from the leads and cling to the powerful second male lead. When he's down on his luck, she lends a helping hand and follows him as he builds a fortune. But how does she end up getting caught up in it all herself? Su Tao: “Why are the characters and plot all wrong? Did 318Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 161 After Refusing to Marry the Village Bully, I Was Forced to Have His Baby 拒嫁八零村霸后，被强迫怀崽了 [Period setting + sweet romance + raising kids + devoted to each other + 1980s] Li Susu was engaged to Jiang Chumin from a young age, but her younger sister, Li Chuchu, was determined to take her place. So Li Chuchu borrowed five hundred yuan from Jiang Huai, the village bully with the worst reputation, and offered Li Susu as collateral. Lying weak and helpless in bed, Li Susu tearfully explains her situation to Jiang Huai. His gaze roams over the beautiful, flawless curve of her bare shoulder a 2.8kReads7.2Score16114d adds
- 162 After We Started Dating, I Found Out My Nomad Boyfriend Was the Richest Man on the Grasslands? 恋爱后，牧民男友竟是草原首富？ [Everyday sweetness] [1v1] [Both leads are pure] [Slow burn] He says, “For grassland folk, love is like a lasso. Once you've set your sights on someone, you never let go for the rest of your life.” [Chen Yin, a city nurse with a prickly exterior x Su He, a rugged grassland rancher] A silent father, a short-tempered mother, a brother treated like the family heir: she is left broken. Unable to get through all her night shifts or save enough money, Chen Yin ekes out a living in Yangcheng. Until “Ba 3.8kReads8.9Score45614d adds
- 163 Achilles' Heel 软肋 If love at first sight has to be explained, it probably belongs to the realm of metaphysics. The moment He Xian'er laid eyes on Ji Hansheng, she felt they ought to have a story together, or maybe even a child! Men are born with two ambitions: to lead respectable women astray and to persuade women of the world to reform. President Ji carried out both principles to the letter. “Take this money, find an honest job, and stop following me.” “What kind of person do you think I am?” Ever since the inci 2.2kReads9.5Score25414d adds
- 164 Get the Handsome Educated Youth, and Run Again and I’ll Break Your Legs! 拿下貌美知青，再敢跑打断腿！ [Stunning Heroine + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Rugged Hero + A Pocket Dimension That’s Not Much Use + Everyday Life + Both Leads Are Chaste] Ye Shu is just like her name: beautiful and delicate. By some inexplicable twist, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Ye Shu: Does going to the countryside mean farm work? I can’t stand hardship at all. Luckily, I have money and a way to cheat. At worst, I’ll do less work and eat less from the com 20.3kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 165 The Gentle Professor Is Such a Flirt 温柔教授，他好会撩 [Dad-Type Hero + Devoted to Each Other + Extra Sweet + Age Gap] When they first met, she thought he was an upperclassman. She never imagined he was her uncle's college classmate, a professor who caught her sleeping in class twice. Until one day. Her soft lips brushed across his cheek. “Yan Mubai, please behave yourself.” “Little girl, who taught you to flirt and then run away?” 2.6kReads9.3Score27114d adds
- 166 Don't Cry, Good Boy! His Sickly Husband Cradles and Comforts Him While He's Pregnant 乖宝不哭！怀崽后病娇老公抱着哄 [The new book is still about an ultra-sweet little darling!] [Extra sugary, all sweetness! Adorably naive, doted-on little crybaby x domineering, possessive big shot] What do you do when you accidentally get pregnant and your domineering, possessive husband cuddles you and coaxes you every day? He's so doting! (,,•́ . •̀,,) Everyone: #@$*￥£... We seriously suspect this woman is just showing off! The thing that annoys Seven most is having a husband who loves her too much, plus two little possessi 1.5kReads8.7Score14314d adds
- 167 I Made the Aloof Top Student Lose His Cool 高冷学神被我整破防了 I Broke the Ice-Cold Academic Genius 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Charming Educated Youth of the 1970s: With My Pocket Farm, I Cling to My Rough-Hewn Man 七零俏知青，携空间农场抱紧糙汉 [Putting scoundrels in their place + doting on his wife + magic space + devoted couple + adorable babies + magical pets] Su Lian’s family was destroyed by the treacherous couple who set her up. The child she had been tricked into bearing was switched at birth and killed. After being reborn, she swore to avenge the terrible wrongs she had suffered in her previous life. She also wanted to make the man who had loved her all his life, and lost a leg because of her, happy. She was marrying him even t 1.7kReads9.1Score16814d adds
- 169 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 10.2kReads9.0Score89714d adds
- 170 The Socially Anxious Guy Talks Dirty, and the School Bully Takes Him Seriously 社恐说骚话，校霸他当真了 The Socially Anxious Guy Talks Dirty, and the School Bully Takes Him Seriously 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Secretly in Love, Completely Smitten 偷偷爱疯了 That year, he secretly loved her, and she secretly loved him too. Their feelings were sweet and sour, tender yet bittersweet. Each waited for the other to speak first, until one day, years later, their secret love finally came true. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 After Three Years in Retirement Back in the Village, I Lost but Was Not Defeated 退休回村三年，我输了但没有败 After retiring, I was sent back to my hometown to serve as the village's First Secretary. I had barely reached the village entrance when someone smashed a jar at me: “Huai Shu Village doesn't welcome you!” An old flame brought me a bowl of fish soup, with a letter at the bottom that had never been sent, forty years ago. Someone sent an anonymous report to the disciplinary inspection committee, accusing me of misconduct. Three months on the clock. Nobody believes me. Three years later, the person 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Breast Specialist Finally Became My Husband 乳腺科主治医生终于成了我的老公 At Last, the Breast Specialist Became My Husband 982Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Taking the Bully to Farm 带着恶霸去种田 (No transmigration or rebirth in this story. The leads are both ordinary people, and the setting is fictional, so please don't overanalyze it.) “Shen Xinyu, I'm telling you, I've already taken the betrothal money. You're getting married today whether you like it or not!” Shen Xinyu was the daughter of a scholar. After her parents died unexpectedly, she had no choice but to seek refuge with her uncle's family. Just as her mourning period ended, her aunt arranged for her to marry Yang Minghao, a n 4.9kReads9.1Score48014d adds
- 175 Rouge in the Tulou 土楼里的胭脂 In the Jianghuai region during the Republic of China era, earthen fortresses rise tall. The beautiful widow Qin Yuening is seized by the bandit Shen Keji, and a “wife-for-hire contract” seals her fate in his rough bandit stronghold. She once hated him to the core. She fled, tried to kill him, and even hung from the rafters rather than submit. He spends half his life conquering territory, all for the day she says, “I will.” When war reaches their doorstep, their bloodstained hands finally clasp t 1.9kReads—Score26114d adds
- 176 After My Stepmother Sold Me to a Pervert, My Undercover Husband Came to Save Me 继母把我卖给变态后，卧底老公来救我 After my stepmother sold me to a psychopath, my undercover husband came to save me. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 A Rough Hunter Found a Sweet Princess and Cherished Her as His Dearest Treasure 糙汉猎户捡到娇软公主宠成心尖宝 [Sweet romance + devoted couple + rugged man + adorable heroine] The most honored legitimate princess of Chu suffered an accident and fell off a cliff. A broad-shouldered, rough-edged hunter found her and brought her home to be his little wife. Princess: “I am the most honored legitimate princess of Chu.” Rugged hunter: “This little woman must’ve hit her head when she fell, but it’s fine. I don’t mind.” Princess: … The princess slapped the hunter across the face and snap 13.1kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 178 I'm the Master of Keeping Everyone Happy, but My Childhood Friends Have Me Cornered... 端水大师的我，被青梅姐妹堵门…… I Was the Master of Keeping Everyone Happy, Until the Sisters Who Were My Childhood Sweethearts Cornered Me... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 I Married the Richest Man, Had a Beloved Baby, and Now All My Stepkids Are Overprotective Brothers 嫁首富，生团宠，继子全员护妹狂 The short drama adaptation, Shock! The Rugged Factory Director Is a Wife-Doting Maniac, is now available. (1980s + Married First, Love Later + Everyday Life Raising Kids + Family Matters + Rugged Husband Dotes on His Wife + Mutual Devotion + Beloved by the Whole Family) A beauty blogger travels back to the 1980s and becomes a woman four months pregnant. But she was supposed to marry a wild, rugged man with washboard abs and overflowing masculinity, so how did he turn into an old, ugly eunuch? An 2.7kReads9.3Score31314d adds
- 180 The Wicked, Brash Drama Queen Is Doted on by the Wildest Roughneck 恶毒拽作精被最野糙汉狠狠娇宠 [Completed] [1970s + Flirting + Sweet Romance + Rugged Man + Devoted Love + Both Chaste] [Arrogant, spoiled, wicked yet adorable rich girl ✖ Ruthless, cautious, insecure, sensitive landowner’s wolf cub] She was once a wandering ghost in the mortal world, chosen by the Heavenly Dao to set chaotic fate back on track. She transmigrates into Chen Jiaojiao, a busty, beautiful but empty-headed supporting character, sent to the countryside as an educated youth in the 1970s. After dealing with the scumb 1kReads8.9Score10814d adds
- 181 I Bring My Spatial Realm to the 1970s: The Strong and Spirited Wife 带着空间穿七零，大力娇妻火辣辣 [Powerful Hero and Heroine + Scheming + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension] Shang Ruoting, an agricultural science PhD from the 22nd century, transmigrates into a web novel set in the 1970s and becomes a cannon-fodder character. She opens her eyes on her wedding day. After trying to drown herself and being rescued, she’s surrounded by onlookers, and to make matters worse, she’s lost her first kiss… Tan Chen protests that he’s innocent: “I was only trying to save you…” The villagers notice that Sha 1.7kReads9.2Score26414d adds
- 182 A Normal Romance with My Yandere Childhood Friend! 我和病娇青梅，谈个正常的恋爱！ Me and My Childhood Friend with a Yandere Streak: Let’s Have a Normal Relationship! 789Reads—Score14814d adds
- 183 Divorced by Contract, Caught in a Showdown Between My Ex-Wife and Childhood Friend! 合约离婚，前妻和青梅的修罗场！ A Contractual Divorce, and a Love Triangle Between My Ex-Wife and Childhood Sweetheart! 679Reads—Score514d adds
- 184 Uncle, Your Baby Kicked Me Again. I Want a Kiss 大叔，你的崽崽又踢我了，要亲亲 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4.8kReads8.9Score39414d adds
- 185 I Put My Childhood Bride Through College, and Now She Wants to Dump Me 供童养媳上大学，毕业就想甩夫君 [Completed] [Loves Family, Loves Country, Teochew, 1988] "I want to break off the engagement!" he said. "Fine. Then let's consummate the marriage." The rugged country boy from Chaozhou spent one night with a beautiful bride, only for her to run away the next morning! He chased her to a Guangzhou newspaper office, the Technical University of Munich in Germany, the Xi'an Mecha Research Institute, the Jiangmen Mecha Experimental Base, and the Dahao Undersea Tunnel Mecha Experimental Base! Human-mac 2.2kReads8.1Score10314d adds
- 186 The Sweet Little Fox! The Rugged Man Brings Her Home as His Wife 小狐狸甜娇娇！糙汉抱回家当老婆 [Alluring fox spirit + rugged architect] Bai Yaoyao was an 800-year-old little pink fox. After sneaking some of her older brother’s love potion, she stumbled, dazed, into the cycle of reincarnation and ended up in a modern city! There was so little spiritual energy in the modern world that Bai Yaoyao couldn’t easily take human form. She could only stay in her fox body and become the pet of a rugged stall owner who sold fried noodles! Because of the love potion, something went wrong with Bai Yao 1.6kReads9.2Score25114d adds
- 187 After Losing My Memory, I Dream That My Husband Is So Gentle Every Night 失忆后，梦见夫君他夜夜都很温柔 [One woman, two male leads, twin brothers competing for her] [Forced love] [Everyday life] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Dark, calculating immortal with a fatherly vibe + wicked, flirtatious demon lord x soft, delicate white lotus] Jiang Li has lost her memory and been taken in by a handsome man who looks like an immortal descended from heaven. He tells her he is her husband. She believes him. After all, apart from being poor, he treats her very well. It’s just that he’s far too forceful at night, 5.5kReads8.7Score62914d adds
- 188 My Wife Leaves Me Guessing: Why Is She So Hard to Pursue? 妻子留白，老公怎么这么难追？ My Wife Is Playing Hard to Get. Why Is She So Difficult to Win Over? 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Ninth Master Huo’s Little Darling 霍九爷的小宝贝 Little girl: “Ninth Master, what kind of girl do you like?” Ninth Master: “I like obedient girls who don’t get into mischief.” Xin’er, at eighteen: “Ninth Master, what kind of wife do you like?” Ninth Master Huo: “I like a wife who hangs all over me every day.” From then on, Ninth Master Huo had a little human accessory. No one was allowed to touch her, lay a finger on her, or even yell at her. When his little accessory got into a fight, Ninth Master Huo asked, “Xin’er, does your hand hurt?” Xin 9.8kReads9.1Score72314d adds
- 190 I Spent Three Hundred Taels to Buy My Archrival 我花三百两买了死对头 I Bought My Arch-Nemesis for Three Hundred Taels 751Reads—Score19414d adds
- 191 The 1980s’ Sweet Little Lucky Star: The General Spoils Her Rotten 八零娇软小福宝，首长宠上天 [Both leads are devoted only to each other + rebirth + a protective male lead + a sweet, gentle female lead + tons of sweet romance + a little golden finger + sensible heroine + tough, resourceful heroine + vicious male rival + devoted female rival] I heard Company Commander Fu brought that Jiang family orphan home and spoils and protects her every day. He treats her like a little sister! Company Commander Fu: “What little sister? She's my future wife!” After Fu Chi is injured in an explosion du 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Delicate Beauty Marries Again: The Wild, Rugged Man Falls for Her 娇软美人二嫁：疯野糙汉沦陷 [Slow-Burn Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Sweet, Docile Beauty vs. Wild, Rugged Man + Size Difference] People are doomed when compared to other people, and goods are better off when compared to other goods. When it comes to men, though, the rule is simple: out with the old, in with the new. Each one is better than the last. Meng Yingtang’s husband’s family demoted her from wife to concubine. She refused to accept it, so they forced her out and sent her home. On the way, she accidentally fell i 7kReads8.9Score91014d adds
- 193 The Beautiful, Wealthy Young Educated Youth Desired by a Rough-Hewn Man 被糙汉惦记的白富美娇娇小知青 (Sweet, adorable local young educated woman VS cunning, reborn rough country man with a serious case of lovesickness. This story is set in an alternate history.) Beautiful as a flower, Ruan Yanzhi volunteers to go to the countryside. The first thing she does when she meets Xue Yu is shove their marriage certificate at him and demand that he marry her! Xue Yu: The woman I secretly loved for so many years in my last life is forcing me to marry her in this one? Should I say yes right away, or just 1.4kReads8.7Score13514d adds
- 194 After I Made the School Hunk Number One, He Confessed to Me 把校草培养成第一后，他向我告白了 After I Trained the School Hunk to Become Number One, He Confessed to Me 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Transmigrated as a Frail Beauty in the 1970s 穿成七零病弱西施 [Transmigration + golden finger + frail beauty heroine (not a strong female lead) + love at first sight + sweet romance] Original title: Transmigrated into a Frail Beauty in the 1970s This is a romance novel, not a strong female lead story! Sweet romance! Please read the tags carefully before starting! If you want a strong female lead, leave now! (The original owner and the heroine are one and the same!!!) Wen Qinghe, who holds assets worth a fortune, transmigrates to the 1970s after getting dru 4.8kReads8.9Score58014d adds
- 196 My Heart Flutters! Brother Bo's Sweet Little Darling Has Sparkling Eyes 心动！薄哥哥的小乖宝眼睛亮晶晶 [Sweet, swoony romance + a high-IQ, wealthy older man + a carefully laid plan] Abandoned by everyone overnight and left with nowhere to go, Jiang Ning was nearly driven to her death when she unexpectedly ran into the gloomy boy who had once stayed at her family's home as a child. That boy had grown into a powerful man who could turn the tide of the world with a wave of his hand. She looked at him timidly. “Could you take me in?” The man lowered his eyes and pulled her into his arms. Six months l 3.1kReads9.2Score32814d adds
- 197 Lord Xie Has Had His Eye on Me for Years 谢大人觊觎我很多年 Lord Xie Has Had His Eye on Me for Years 3.6kReads—Score13414d adds
- 198 A Breast Cancer Specialist Became My Boyfriend 乳腺主治医生成了我的男友 A breast specialist became my boyfriend. 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 199 She Weaponizes Her Beauty: The Rugged Army Officer Turns the Tables 娇娇持美行凶：糙汉军官将计就计 [1970s setting + flirtatious heroine + top-tier rugged man + incredibly sweet mutual devotion + both leads are each other's one and only] Soft, pampered beauty vs. high-IQ rugged hunk When Meng Wanqiao opened her eyes, she discovered she'd become a runaway bride who had been dragged back in the 1970s. After seeing so many pretty boys in the modern era who looked neither masculine nor feminine, the sight of the muscular, testosterone-packed veteran before her struck her right in the heart. But th 2.9kReads9.3Score32914d adds
- 200 A Heart Full of Tenderness 一腔温柔 [Suited-up ruthless tycoon, lovesick big shot x teary little bunny with a tendency to cry, both virgins, he’s a lone wolf around everyone else but a silly puppy around her, an old flame reignited beyond saving~] [He dotes on her + married first, love later + seven-year age gap + size difference + she’ll always be the exception and his favorite~] Better to offend a gentleman than a scoundrel, and better to offend a scoundrel than Yan Zhao! Who in the capital doesn’t know Yan Zhao’s infamous reput 5.1kReads9.0Score54814d adds
