Novels like Journey South in Search
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- 101 Distant and Extraordinary 殊遥 [Secret crush + reunion + mutual pursuit + happy ending] Qin Shu loved someone, quietly keeping him in her heart for ten years. Just saying the name Mu Yunchen made her feel sweet. But she was only an ordinary schoolmate from Mu Yunchen's high school years. He could barely even remember what she looked like. Then, thanks to a beautiful misunderstanding, she and Mu Yunchen met again, and he remembered her from the moment he saw her. Using some rather clumsy tactics, he finally coaxed the young wo 895Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 102 The Sweet Married Life of a Marriage of Convenience 塑料夫妻的甜婚日常 [One-on-one romance, both leads are inexperienced, wealthy-family romance, exceptional leads, marriage before love, happy ending] Heir to a wealthy family x overworked bank employee “I thought I was as ordinary and insignificant as a blade of grass by the roadside, until I met you.” “My love rose with the wind. I tucked it into a letter and sent it to you after we were married.” The author's second marriage-before-love novel, Kisses After the Wedding, is already written and updating regularly. 127Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 103 Surrendered to a Burning Love 沦陷于炙热的爱恋中 [Childhood Friends + Secret Crush + New Arrival + Mutual Firsts + Sweet Romance + Comeback] [Sweet, well-behaved girl who loses weight and turns her life around + Wealthy but low-key, gentle and aloof top student] When Xue Xian met Jia Yang for the first time at fourteen, she was captivated by his lovely dimples. When they met again at sixteen, Xue Xian was bullied at school for being overweight. The childhood friend she had secretly loved for years avoided her, even watching coldly as she was p 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Butterfly Flies Far Away 蝴蝶奔向远方 [Completed] [Secret Love Comes True] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Interwoven School Memories] A black "Breaking" label appeared beside the number-one trending topic on Weibo, followed by several related hashtags. The internet was flooded with news about Song Yuan's relationship. V Song Yuan: A butterfly flies toward the distance. He added a picture, perhaps a candid shot, taken somewhere by the sea. By then, the sun had already set, leaving only a swath of fiery clouds on the horizon. The w 85Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 105 Sweet Seduction! My Brother and His Friends Can't Get Enough of Me 甜撩！哥哥兄弟宠上瘾 [Age gap + straightforward secret crush + sweet romance + healing each other] Note: The hero is gentle and refined at first (it’s an act), then becomes more scheming later (with a slightly yandere streak). Shen Xingyue has kept a secret for years: she has been in love with someone’s voice for five years. So much so that she has dreamed countless times of defiling the person it belongs to. Even though she has never known what the owner of that voice looks like. The first time she heard it was one 44Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 106 After the Divorce, My Cold Ex-Husband Spoiled Me Rotten 离婚后，高冷前夫对我千宠百哄 [Warning: the heroine is not a strong, independent female lead. If that's what you like, you can skip this.] If our paths had never crossed, how could I have spent so long thinking of you? (An arranged marriage between prominent families, a woman's secret crush comes true, the man falls in love after marriage, an eight-year age gap, both leads are inexperienced, happy ending, healing and redemption. The hero is somewhat conflicted at first. Later, the older man's home catches fire, and he gets s 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 When the Magnolia Blossoms 玉兰花开时 [A cool but warmhearted university professor VS a slow-on-the-uptake graduate student] The first time Li Nanqiao sees university professor Chen Mo in class, her heart skips like a spring bubbling over. At last, she understands: the first feeling when you fall in love isn't happiness, but helpless confusion. In the April weather, her heart sinks into the season of blooming magnolias, into every move the person at the podium makes, and into an inexplicable sense of inferiority. One day, Chen Mo ca 462Reads8.0Score10414d adds
- 108 Just in Time to Share Your Youth 恰好参与你的青春 We met when we were both young, but neither dared be the first to confess our feelings. Liu Meng has been single and working herself to the bone for five years since graduation. While moving house with her mother, she happens to find her high school diaries and graduation photos, bringing back memories of her time at Ping'an Middle School. At first, she was just a dark-skinned, overweight girl. Then Chen Yu, a top student as warm as sunshine, unexpectedly entered her world and made all of high s 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Plucking Greenery, Uncle Gu Draws Her Into His Arms 摘青，顾叔引入怀 An age gap? But he can, you know... “Uncle Gu, you're picking on a kid!” “Heh, it's much easier to soothe a child than it is to soothe you...” Perhaps if she peeled back the reason for her dislike, she'd find it began with affection: the affection she dared not admit. He would teach her all about it... Picking the green she loved most, Gu Zhi carefully treasured it. Though he was luring her into his arms, it was as if he were pouring strong liquor down his own throat... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Marry Me This Summer 予你夏日成婚 Li Qingzi x Cheng Chaoli [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + cozy, sweet romance + she has a crush on him + he falls for her after they marry] I met a boy when I was fourteen. In a white T-shirt and black pants, he ran toward me through the sunlight and reached out to help me up when I fell. In secret, I called him my moon: a distant light I never dared hope to reach. At sixteen, I got into the school he attended. Even though I had only one year left in which I might run into him, I st 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Transmigrate Across a Thousand Years to Marry the Richest Man 穿越千年嫁首富 A modern woman transmigrates to ancient times because of a curse and marries into the wealthiest family in the land. With the little modern knowledge she has, she makes concealed weapons and weapons by hand, produces alcohol, launches hot-air balloons, and more. She saves the emperor and repels an invasion by the Hu people. After surviving a great disaster, she is granted a noble title and becomes the Protector of the Nation, a female Zhuge Liang of her age. Suitors abound: her ex-husband won 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 After I Was Sold for 300 Million, the Celibate Tycoon Begged Me to Love Him 被卖三亿后，禁欲大佬求着我爱他 [Marriage First, Love Later / Five-Year Age Gap / The Powerful One Bows Their Head / Both Pure / Sweet Romance] Wen Ruan is the adopted daughter of the Wen family. When the family runs into a cash-flow crisis, they sell her to Gu Yanchen for 300 million. Who is Gu Yanchen? The man in charge of the Gu Group, renowned for his ruthless methods. He is an untouchable, lofty figure who cares about profit, not feelings. Wen Ruan once hoped to pluck this flower, but after enduring his cold indifference, 22Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 113 Orange Soda 橘子汽水 [School Days Crush + Coming of Age + A Sweet Romance] That summer was the most unforgettable one of Jiang Qing's life. She fell for a boy. He would always smile at her, wearing his bright blue school uniform. That image was etched into her heart and burned into her eighteenth year. For many years afterward, she would look back and miss the eighteen-year-old girl who hadn't been brave enough. And so the story begins. Hello, Cheng Che. I'm Jiang Qing. "I would never willingly miss a single chance 112Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 114 A Love I Can’t Forget 念念不忘的喜欢 Chen Nian had a crush on Si Heng since high school, but back then, Si Heng already had a cherished first love he adored beyond measure. After college, his first love went abroad. Si Heng confessed his feelings to Chen Nian, and she said yes. But they broke up after dating for a month. Chen Nian was the one who ended it. She had learned from someone else that Si Heng’s confession was actually the result of losing a drinking game. Three years later, they met again. One was busy going on blind date 1.2kReads8.5Score10114d adds
- 115 Secret Crush, Flash Marriage: My Arch-Enemy Had Been Plotting This for Ages! 暗恋闪婚，死对头竟蓄谋已久！ [Sweet youth romance + ensemble cast] [Bickering rivals + mutual crush] [Reunion after years apart + marriage before love] [Deer type + stubborn + competitive + soft-hearted and sensitive + Xu Wan] [Wolf type + tsundere + possessive + brooding and unhinged + Fu Xi] “Hey, want to switch seats?” “No way!” Rejected? His pride! His stubbornness! Fu Xi silently made up his mind. “Xu Wan, we’ve got plenty of time. I’ll make you regret this and come begging me!” So while Xu Wan memorized her lessons, h 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 After Our Marriage Alliance: Becoming Lord Lu of the Capital's Beloved Wife! 联姻后：成为京市陆爷的小娇妻！ [Marriage First, Love Later] [Arranged Marriage and Whirlwind Wedding] [Showbiz] [Flirting and Sweet-Talking] [Sweet Romance] After four years of studying abroad, Xi Zhiyu's first task upon returning home is to take on the business marriage arranged by her family. Her match is Lu Yanci, a cold and restrained top power player who commands immense influence in the capital. Before the wedding, they agree: A marriage contract, each getting what they need, no interference, and mutual respect. He'll 7.4kReads—Score87514d adds
- 117 Flash Marriage, Intoxicating Love 闪婚浓瘾 [Modern romance + marriage before love + whirlwind wedding + love that grows over time + both devoted only to each other + doting husband + cherished by everyone + satisfying read + punishing scum with face-slapping] Shen Yan and Zhou Yanxi had been dating for three years. On Valentine's Day, the two planned to register their marriage, but just then, Shen Yan's younger sister, Shen Xiaoyu, called Zhou Yanxi to say she had a headache. He turned around and left Shen Yan at the marriage registry. H 2.2kReads—Score20914d adds
- 118 Sweet Romance! My Contract Husband Is a Billionaire 甜宠！协议老公是个亿万富豪 (Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + lighthearted + funny) A financial crisis sweeps through the world, forcing Yan Mo to return to China for a blind date. What? He's in his thirties and still unmarried? And he's a total straight-laced guy? A fake marriage to trick Grandpa? What kind of thing is that to say? She'd never do it. Then the very next day, she was proven spectacularly wrong. After they got married. Yan Mo: “Wasn't this supposed to be a fake marriage? This isn't right.” Si Yi: 27Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 119 Falling into Her Arms 陷落她怀 [Marriage First, Love Later + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Everyday Story] [Genius Girl x Gentle Pianist] The first time Ji Mingyue met Shen Zhiheng, she heard him play the piano. She loved listening to him play. The second time she met him was at a fleeting glance. She fell for him. As it happened, the man she loved became her marriage match. After they married, she flirted with him every day, hoping to draw him into the game of love. Only later did Shen Zhiheng discover that the sweet, clingy gi 1.6kReads9.0Score15014d adds
- 120 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—14d adds
- 121 Sweetly Obedient 乖哄 “He used both hands to smooth away the darkness before my eyes.” Year after year, the man named Lu Zhixun remained the hero of her novels. Eight years later, they met again. The “little girl” from back then had become “Miss Shu.” When Lu Zhixun learned that Shu He had secretly loved him for eight years, the disciplined, restrained man sat in his car and smoked all night. “Your arrival ruined my plan to grow old alone.” “Will you fall in love with someone else, then?” “Fool, my love isn't a flyer 175Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 122 A Marriage of Desire 欲婚 [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + happy ending + secret crush comes true + no misunderstandings between the leads + sweet everyday life] When they first met, Wen Li snatched up a plot of land Fu Shihuai had wanted. He came to see her, apparently confident he could get his way. “Miss Wen, the Fu Group has long wanted to acquire the land in Beihu. Something unexpected came up, and now it’s in your hands. If you’re willing to sell it to me, name your price.” Wen Li took her time replying. “A 5.7kReads9.0Score49614d adds
- 123 I Keep the Moon in My Heart 我把月亮藏在心里 [Devoted to Each Other, 1v1] + [Secret School Crush] + [Reunion After Years Apart] Lin Yu first met Gu Jin on the first day of her second year of high school. The boy smiled at her, and that smile made Lin Yu's entire youth shine. Following the homeroom teacher's instructions, Lin Yu walked toward her seat. Gu Jin stopped what he was doing, looked up, and smiled as he greeted her. His smile was like the moon over the mountains, like a breeze through the woods, clean and gentle. It wasn't until a 226Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 124 After the Marriage Alliance, Miss Qi Is Unstoppable 联姻后，祁小姐她无人可挡 [Marriage First, Love Later + A Marriage Alliance Between Powerful Families + Devoted to Each Other + Sweet Romance] She was the youngest biological daughter of the Qi family, yet her family never doted on her. He had been born to a mother with ulterior motives, so even though he lived among the wealthy and powerful, he still had to tread carefully at every turn. Rather than a marriage alliance between powerful families, their union was more like two castoffs rejected by their families coming to 365Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 125 The One I Secretly Loved Chases Me Ten Years Later 十年后被我暗恋的人倒追 Ke Nian reluctantly agreed to go on a blind date in her friend’s place, never expecting her date to be the upperclassman she had secretly admired more than ten years ago! Back then, Ke Nian had fallen for Tang Yi. As time passed, she came to believe they were simply not meant to be. She worked hard to build a good life for herself, transforming from an insecure, ordinary girl into a beautiful, wealthy elite. Then the man she thought she had “no fate with” crossed paths with her again. Wait, what 165Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 126 A Secret Crush with a Lychee Flavor 荔枝味的暗恋 To him, she was only his friend’s younger sister from next door. To her, he was the idol of her high school years, the object of every secret thought in her heart. When they met again in college, she wanted only to get a little closer to him, then a little closer still. [Cool, aloof heartthrob VS sweet, gentle girl] 187Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 127 Newlywed, Halfway to Love 新婚半熟 [The short drama Half-Ripe Fireworks is now streaming] [Free-spirited, perceptive photographer VS stern, old-fashioned patriarchal tycoon, marriage first, love later + slow-burn sweetness + age gap + both inexperienced in love] The whole internet mocked Qin Zheng for marrying a stuffy, boring “old man,” saying she was destined for a sexless marriage. Looking at the unlimited black card and her husband who was never home, Qin Zheng laughed. “What a sweet deal!” That was until the trending topics 3.3kReads8.7Score35314d adds
- 128 Falling for You, More and More 长此倾心 [Marriage first, love later / mature love / a slow-burn romance / SC / one-on-one] She was a quiet shadow in the School of Literature, accustomed to measuring the world by keeping her distance. She thought marriage was just another clearly defined contract. He was a master strategist in the business world, seeing emotions as an uncontrollable variable and believing marriage required only responsibility and clear boundaries. “It's a marriage of convenience. I look forward to working with you,” 733Reads6.4Score11114d adds
- 129 President Mu, Your Sweet Little Jasmine Has Run Away 慕总，你的乖乖小茉莉跑了 “Sweet, gentle girl × cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside CEO; unrequited love becomes requited; both leads are virgins; bitter first, sweet later” From the first moment Lin Moxi saw Mu Huaifeng, she knew they were from different worlds, but she couldn’t help falling for him. Through her friend Yan Xinqiang, the two got to know each other. Then one day, she happened to hear him tell a friend, “Zhou Ran is great. Any normal guy would choose her as his girlfriend!” Lin Moxi’s heart sank on t 1.4kReads—Score14614d adds
- 130 Moonlight Never Turns Back 月光不走回头路 Also known as The Moonlight Will Find Its Way Home [Music producer × photographer] [Both inexperienced in love, happy ending / secret crush becomes mutual] His melodies hold a beloved figure in their heart, while my camera will help him see an even brighter light. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Help! Young Master Shen Loves Me to the Bone 救命！沈少他爱我入骨 A secret crush that comes true from the hero’s perspective + marriage first, love later from the heroine’s perspective As soon as Wen Wanning of the Wen Group in the capital returned from studying abroad, her family arranged a marriage alliance for her. Her match was none other than Third Master Shen, the most feared man in the capital. Rumor had it that Third Master Shen had no interest in women and was ruthless in his methods. All it took was one stamp of his foot to make the whole capital tre 174Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 132 A CEO by Day, Her Dog by Night 白天当霸总，晚上给她当狗 They marry first and fall in love later. The male lead, Zhao Suixi, is abstinent, but after their whirlwind marriage, the female lead, Lin Sui, tempts him every day. “Can we play a little?” she asks. He thinks she means the racket in his hand, but then she touches his thigh. Little by little, the abstinent male lead falls from grace. He holds her while they play cards, kisses her passionately in public, quietly spends a hundred million on advertising for her, and gives her a 32-carat pink heart- 232Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 133 Miss Mu Marries Mr. Chu 嫁给楚先生的慕小姐 [Flash marriage + falling in love after marriage + love grows over time + both leads are virgins + mutual devotion + sweet everyday life] [Libra novelist VS Libra high school Chinese teacher] Mu Yao marries Chu Beichen, whom she met on a blind date. They tie the knot just ten days after meeting! On their wedding night, Mu Yao shyly points to the big bed and looks at her new husband. “You can sleep on the bed.” Chu Beichen teases her. “Aren't you afraid I'll devour you in the middle of the night? 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 After a Flash Marriage, Young Master Gu Dotes on His Wife to the Point of Obsession 闪婚后，顾少独宠娇妻上瘾 [Arranged Marriage to Love➕Long-Planned Romance➕Both Pure➕A Spoiling Romance] A story about a scheming, icy gray wolf who slowly devours a gentle little white rabbit. Her romantic rival pays to get her trending, and her Weibo comment section is overrun by the rival’s fans. Before long, she’s facing more than twenty thousand abusive comments. Just as she prepares to bear it all alone… What! Mr. Gu actually spends six hundred yuan to get his Weibo account verified just for her, then jumps int 200Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 135 The Cold, Possessive CEO Spoils Me, Holding Me Close and Coaxing Me Every Night 禁欲总裁凶又宠，夜夜对我揽腰哄 (Marriage first, love later; both leads are each other's first; seven-year age gap; a slow-blooming, sweet romance) Lu Siyi has a naturally sweet, well-behaved face. Only those close to her know she's a little fox, rebellious to the core. The year she graduates, she is to enter a marriage alliance with Fu Shangyan, a man famous throughout the city. Cold and restrained, decisive and ruthless, he commands everyone's respect and awe. Lu Siyi tucks away her fox tail. Hoping to get some benefits, she 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 When Will the Green Mountains Accompany Me Home? 青山何时伴我还 [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + workplace romance + secret crush + no characters acting stupidly + no naive, ditzy heroine] If you asked me what a successful secret crush looks like, I’d say, “A secret crush is successful if nobody knows you love him except you!” Tan Tan’s secret crush was a success. Before she even confessed her feelings, the person she loved had already come rushing to her! Tan Tan: “I ask the green mountains when they’ll grow old. They ask me when I’ll find time 7.1kReads9.3Score80014d adds
- 137 The Rose Blooms, Her Glory in Full Splendor 玫瑰初开，风华正盛 [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] [Marriage first, love later | Ten-year age gap | 25-year-old female CEO | 35-year-old elite in government | Powerful CEO | Contract marriage | Both virgins | Two strong leads] She is a rising force in business, and he is a powerful government official. A family-arranged marriage binds their two proud souls together! Gu Wantang, 25, is the founder and CEO of a high-tech company. Young and accomplished, she has built a tech unicorn through her 814Reads7.3Score10514d adds
- 138 My Secret Crush Became My Brother’s Coworker 暗恋对象成了我哥的同事 That year, Lin Zhixia was twenty-seven. She was a high school Chinese teacher, a career she'd chosen at her mother's urging because it was stable. After graduating from college, Zhixia returned to her old high school to teach Chinese. By chance, Lin Zhixia ran into the person she'd secretly loved in high school at the hospital. At first glance, she fell into his gaze. That familiar feeling stirred up inside her all at once, making her restless and unable to calm down for a long time. 618Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 139 Mr. Ye, Please Take Good Care of Me for the Rest of Our Lives 叶先生，余生请多指教 Dream Chaser tech CEO Ye Fansen vs. Zhou Wanjun, an elementary school teacher raised in a single-parent family Love after marriage + both are each other's first and only + everyday-life focus + warm, sweet romance Thirty-two-year-old bachelor Ye Fansen meets Zhou Wanjun, who grew up in a single-parent family, after his grandparents push him to go on a blind date. And so begins a story of love and healing~ They meet through a blind date and get married in a flash, moving in together the very day 56Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 140 Married at First Sight! Our Love Never Closes 闪婚！心动永不打烊 [Both Pure + Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Everyday Romance ❤️ + Flirty and Heartwarming] [Cool, Distinguished CEO of a Powerful Capital Family × Gentle, Talented University Lecturer] Shen Jichuan first met Jiang Jinhuan at a matchmaking dinner arranged by his family. It was his first blind date, and the beginning of a lifetime of falling for her. Jiang Jinhuan is the only daughter of the Jiang family. She’s smart, comes from a good family, and is beautiful. Shen Jichuan was raised by the S 404Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 141 We Fell in Love After We Married 我们婚后相爱 [Eight-year age gap, marriage before love, long-planned romance, 1v1, both leads are virgins] [Possessive heir to a powerful family × sensitive, gentle college student] * Su Yuyi reunited with Shen Congzhi aboard a luxury yacht. He was her husband, and she was his wife, but in truth, they barely knew each other. Yet from the time Su Yuyi turned eighteen, her name had appeared as Shen Congzhi’s wife in the Shen family genealogy. They got engaged that day, then went abroad separately the very next 123Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 142 My Flash-Marriage Husband Dotes on Me, Making the Whole City Jealous 被闪婚老公娇宠，竟惹全城嫉妒 To save her father, Ye Suli had no choice but to ask Lin Mochen, president of the Lin Corporation, for help. Mr. Lin helped without a word, but he dismissed the promise she left him: “I owe you a favor. If you ever need anything, just come to me.” Yet one day, some time later, Mr. Lin approached her with a favor of his own: he wanted her to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and register their marriage… To repay the enormous favor Mr. Lin had done for her, Ye Suli agreed. They signed a prenuptial ag 49Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 143 Eleven Years of Secret Love, Then We Elope 暗恋第十一年，我们闪婚了 [A secret-crush-to-growth story from the heroine’s perspective, a marriage-first-love-later story from the hero’s perspective: the love story of Lu Xiaowu from the JK Group] The bravest thing Lin Qianqian did during her long, unrequited love was agree to attend a blind date that was a poor match in status and family background. And then she got what she wanted. Even though it was only for a year, Lin Qianqian was still overjoyed. After they married, she guarded her heart carefully, treating him 465Reads8.4Score10714d adds
- 144 You Came to Me on a Ray of Light 你踏光而来 As the saying goes, every fat girl is a diamond in the rough. Never underestimate a chubby girl, because she may transform into a beauty one day and win the heart of everyone's dream guy. A sweet, innocent chubby girl versus a cool, aloof heartthrob. A youthful, secret-crush romance with both leads inexperienced and sweetness without end. 46Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 145 After Five Years of Secretly Loving the Top-Tier Star, I Finally Made My Dream Come True 暗恋顶流影帝五年后，我成功圆梦 [Mutual devotion + older man + showbiz + reborn for revenge] Ten-year-old Jiang Ruirui is taken in by eighteen-year-old Gu Yihan. Ten years later, Gu Yihan puts a wedding ring on Jiang Ruirui's finger. Jiang Ruirui spends the next two years alone in their empty home. Enough. This was one-sided love all along. Let's get divorced! I'll forget these five years of secretly loving you. Jiang Ruirui's heart dies, and then she dies too, pushed off a towering cliff by her mother-in-law on their wedding 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Thirty Thousand Cups of Clear Wind 清风三万盏 [Versatile, sweet-and-sassy PE teacher × scheming, ascetic history associate professor] Ancient-to-modern transmigration + marriage first, love later + love grows over time + devoted sweet romance + reborn + happy ending The story of a lovelorn, simple-minded fool and a crafty old fox, who marry first, fall in love later, and stand by each other through thick and thin. Love begins where fate decrees. “Do you believe in fate?” “I do.” “Do you believe in an afterlife?” “I do.” “Ji Yilin, how can 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 A Whirlwind Wedding and Exclusive Love: The Iceberg Meets the Sunshine 闪婚独宠，冰山遇骄阳 [Clear-headed, resilient ray of sunshine × steady, restrained CEO] [Married first, love later | sweet everyday romance | age gap | slow-burn relationship | both leads have no past romantic entanglements] Icy CEO × ray of sunshine (not a strong female lead) Song Jiaoyang's matchmaking date was a failure, but during the few minutes she spent sheltering from the rain outside a coffee shop, she got married on impulse. * “My name is Li Jingtian. I'm twenty-nine and currently the executive president o 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Hilarious Mind Reading: The Princess Consort Can't Hide Her Thoughts 爆笑读心术：王妃她心思藏不住 Historical Romance + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Everyone's Darling + Mind Reading + Two Powerful Leads + Taking Down Scumbags Female lead, Shen Qinghuan: The legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household. Quirky and clever, highly skilled in martial arts, especially lightness skills, and adept at all kinds of underhanded tricks. Her mind is a nonstop stream of chatter, but she appears dignified and well-behaved while inwardly complaining about everything. Male lead, Xiao Jue: Prince Jing o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 She Can't Stop Making Moves on Her New Husband 她总忍不住对新婚老公图谋不轨 [Her Secret Crush Comes True | He Falls in Love After Marriage | One-on-One, Both Pure | Sweet, Everyday Romance] When her family arranged a blind date for Shen Qianqi, she had barely heard the details before asking, “Can we go straight to registering our marriage?” After the wedding, her husband was polite but distant, and his first suggestion was to sleep in separate rooms. But she wasn't worried. She had already got her man, so she gave him the cold shoulder too, only occasionally playing a l 2.2kReads8.4Score24414d adds
- 150 A Kiss on Her Slender Waist 吻细腰 Synopsis: “A graceful, elegant beauty in a qipao × a youthful father from an old Jiangnan family” “A sweet-voiced, delicate voice actor × an aloof, refined teacher and bar co-owner” “Age gap + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + long-planned love” “You are the endless flutter in my heart, the pulse that never stops after the tides of passion have receded.”, Zhou Chengkai Before meeting Zhou Chengkai, Wen Huai never imagined she would quickly marry a man she had only met twice. The first 24Reads—Score—14d adds
