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- 51 Together with You, I Remember Our Meeting 与君同，忆相逢 [Complete] [Historical romance + both leads inexperienced in love + mistaken bride + marriage before love + devoted favoritism + sweet and angsty + mutual devotion + slow burn + HE] [The straightforward prince who owns up to his mistakes × the lively, proud young princess consort] Cen Jingchen thought his princess consort was cold to the extreme, but he never expected her to slap him the very first time they met. He may be angry, but he still wants to keep her by his side. “You can touch me, 50Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 52 The Moon Shines on the Mountain 山有明月 [Sweet and versatile merchant heroine vs. sickly, scheming Prince Beijing] No transmigration or rebirth, a pure historical romance + marriage before love + both leads are faithful + two powerful leads + sweet romance + fictional setting Bound by a marriage contract, their lives entwined for good. He is ruthless, and so is she. From plotting against each other to understanding one another, they unravel layers of mystery and carefully plan every move, solving an old case and seizing the throne. 234Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 53 Why Mess with Her? She’s the Greatest Swordswoman of the Qian Dynasty 惹她干嘛？她可是乾朝第一剑客 Pei Lingying left home at seven and spent ten years practicing martial arts deep in the mountains. When she finally returned, her home was gone. Her elder sister had vanished, and her elder brother had been exiled thousands of miles away. Her father had been murdered, and her mother had jumped into a river and died. With a single sword in hand, Pei Lingying sets out to uncover the truth and find her family. The Qian Dynasty is powerful and prosperous. Crown Prince Lin Mingsu is peerlessly hands 1.6kReads8.7Score17014d adds
- 54 Cherished in the Deepest Part of Your Heart 把你宠在心尖上 [Mid-Length Novel Contest] The once-cool heartthrob has completely dropped his act! At a reunion after graduation, Lin Zhiting pulls the girl into his arms and gently coaxes her, utterly doting and humble. Everyone: Staring in shock, mouths agape. He narrows his eyes in warning. “She's shy. Stop staring, okay?” Everyone: ...Since when were you two a thing? Lin Zhiting smiles. “I fell for her first.” Only he knows how long he's been longing for her. Only Wen Xi knows that the boy before her is a 197Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 55 A Match Made in Heaven 佳偶天成 Beijing headlines, coming soon: The hotshot young Lord Lu, the talk of the town, is actually seeking the hand of a notorious rich girl! Jiang Yuruo, the so-called spoiled heiress: Is he blind, or am I incredibly lucky? Lu Chenyuan, the so-called immortal: I have feelings for you. As a member of the Jinling Lu clan, Lu Chenyuan has known his duty since childhood: serve a wise ruler, discern right from wrong, and uphold justice. For ten years, he shut himself away in a forbidden sanctuary, cultiva 190Reads9.3Score3714d adds
- 56 Divine Physician and Fortune Teller: The Crown Prince Is a Crazed Lover 神算医妃：太子是疯批恋爱脑 From the start, she was slandered as having eloped with bandits. She returns with a vengeance and gives everyone a face-slapping. Her stepmother and stepsister are determined to kill her, but she counters every move and sends them straight to the underworld. Her father doesn't care for her and her mother is gone, but that's all right. She has the Crown Prince, who dotes on her beyond measure. The Crown Prince is not only an expert at spotting fake sweetness, but also a hopeless romantic. Once he 50Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 57 The Young Lady Returns, and the Entire Continent Is in My Corner 大小姐归来，整个大陆都有我靠山 Main Story: Zhu Qing'an x Chu Yanheng The heroine is a money-loving, gentle master of both medicine and poison who can fight. The hero is a gentle, black-hearted man with a taste for tea. Two powerful leads, both devoted to each other, no misunderstandings, and both willing to speak their minds. The heroine is at her peak from the start: beautiful, wealthy, and accomplished in both letters and martial arts. She readily accepts the hero's kindness, with none of that coy back-and-forth. The blurb 792Reads8.4Score10714d adds
- 58 Cloud-Swept Hair and Flowerlike Beauty: Reborn as a Force to Be Reckoned With 云鬓花颜，重生一世狠角色 [Rebirth + household intrigue + strong heroine + one-on-one romance + all-out action + female-led growth] Warning: This is a story focused purely on household intrigue, with little romance. It is a coming-of-age story centered on household battles, and it starts slowly. This is not a fast-paced novel. If you prefer fast-paced stories, feel free to move on. Thank you. Born into wealth, she was nevertheless surrounded by people plotting against her. Qin YunyI never imagined that her devoted husban 602Reads8.5Score11014d adds
- 59 Peerless Divine Doctor: The All-Round Princess Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 绝世神医：全能公主很嚣张 A pampered princess and the most beautiful woman in the land. A masterful ghost doctor afflicted with a fatal poison, she stands on the brink of death. Watch her heal and dazzle the world. She is Yun Qianluo, princess of Nanzhao. She sits upon the dragon throne, drafts imperial edicts, and wields the imperial seal, commanding immense power. He is Jun Heming, Prince of Jin of Beiming. Skilled in both letters and arms, he commands a vast army, wields great power, and holds life and death in his ha 16Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 60 After My Kingdom Fell: The Tyrant Held Me by the Waist 亡国后：被暴君掐腰宠 Main characters: Nangong Yi and Yuchi Jiong [Political intrigue + woman disguised as a man + fake crown prince, real princess + fallen kingdom + the general’s long road to winning her back] Nangong Yi disguises herself as a man and becomes the crown prince of Dongzhou, the late emperor’s only child, entrusted with great responsibilities. But she has no interest in the throne. To escape the imperial palace, she has no choice but to put on the act of a spoiled wastrel. In truth, the crown prince i 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 A Seduction That Hooks the Prince: The Princess Consort Has a Secret Identity 诱妻成瘾：王妃是马甲大佬 After an imperial decree arranged her marriage, the eldest daughter of the Nai family, who had grown up in the countryside, returned home one day. Everyone thought the Nai family’s eldest daughter was illiterate, talentless, incompetent, and easy to bully. But she could compose a poem in seven steps and was highly skilled in martial arts. The dessert shop that held power over the capital was her business. The continent’s largest merchant guild, rich enough to rival a nation, was founded by her. 478Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 62 The Emperor Is Ill, and Loves to Cry in the Empress’s Arms Every Day 皇上有疾，喜欢皇后怀里日日哭 [Pampered romance + both are virgins + intelligent leads] Married for seven years, they’re distant in all but name. Then Prince Xian attempts a rebellion, one of them spends a night of passion with someone, and the other falls off a horse. The cold emperor suddenly turns into a clingy little puppy who cries in her arms every day. “My lady, I just haven’t been trying hard enough!” “We’ve been married seven years and still have no children. It’s all my fault!” That night, he gets beaten up… After 36Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 63 The Princess Consort Kills in Plain Sight 王妃在线杀人 September new release: The Reborn Young Lady: I Don’t Need a Knife to Kill. Come take a look~~ [Feel-good face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + an absolutely badass heroine + two equally strong, devoted leads + endless affection] The greatest master under heaven returns to Shengjing. See how the princess consort takes on everyone single-handedly!! 1.2kReads9.0Score17614d adds
- 64 This Assassin Is a Hopeless Romantic 这个杀手，恋爱脑 Secret identity + Marriage first, love later + Second chance at love + The husband’s arduous pursuit + Fleeing while pregnant No palace intrigue + Mystery and deduction Money-loving, looks-obsessed assassin vs. aloof, scheming, jealous king Tao Shiyi would do anything for money. She married a useless prince for two bags of gold leaves. Seduced by his good looks, she boarded the wrong ship and nearly lost her life several times. She had no idea he saw her as nothing more than a disposable pawn. 12Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 65 Splendid Colors of the Embroidered Robe 锦衣卿色 A composed young female commander VS a cold-tongued Eastern Depot Vice Commissioner She is the first woman to become a Commander of the Embroidered Guard. Still young, she enters the imperial court and faces endless doubts. On her first day back in the capital after taking up her post, she crushes a rebellion jointly plotted by the capital’s secret police and the Embroidered Guard, leaving the entire court red-faced. But the clues that emerge from the case send a chill down her spine: Corrupt of 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Stunning Physician Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With 绝色医妃不好惹 [Bewitching, wicked fox of a prince vs. arrogant, domineering legitimate daughter of a marquis, skilled in both medicine and poison] When a devil-may-care, wicked prince meets a haughty and overbearing young lady from the marquis's household, the two join forces to take down scheming women and scumbag men! When the little black lotus is wronged, the fox says, “I want you to kneel and kowtow three times as you apologize to her!” When she wants to kill someone, he hands her a knife. When she uses 527Reads9.0Score10214d adds
- 67 The Princess Consort Pretends to Be Sickly and Weak, Then Unleashes Her Wildest Scheme! 王妃扮最弱的病，掀最狂的局！ A double-award-winning romance between the “Queen of Intelligence” and the “Master of the Night.” “Max-level expert” + “two powerful leads exposing each other's secret identities” + “marriage first, love later” + the world as their game board Shen Mo Yue, the international top spy known as “Ghost,” transmigrates and becomes the laughingstock of the capital after trying to kill herself over the crown prince. Her family sends her overnight to an estate on the frontier to “recuperate.” “Pathetic 7.6kReads8.8Score96914d adds
- 68 The Princess Sent Away for a Political Marriage Returns as an Assassin 和亲公主，归来已是杀手身 [Matched opponents + intense push and pull + healing] She was once the most honored woman in the imperial palace, and she gave her heart to the young man in white. But she never imagined that he would personally cast her into an abyss where no light could reach. Branded with the name of a wanton woman, she was sent beyond the frontier to marry, vanished along the way, and became an abandoned wife among the Uyghurs, a laughingstock to the world. Seven years later, she returned, carrying the wi 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Heaven-Sent Little Physician in the Brutal Cold King's Arms Is So Badass 暴戾冷王怀里的天降小医妃，超拽 After transmigrating, she does something decidedly inappropriate for children with a stunningly handsome man... The man gritted his teeth. “Bring that woman back. I'll chop her to pieces with my own hands.” The woman, desperate to survive, pleaded, “Your Highness, I was wrong... I can cure your poison...” After a series of twists and turns, the poison was cured, but the man pinned her against the wall. “You dared use me to cure your poison, but you won't take responsibility?” Little Scene: A c 925Reads9.2Score16414d adds
- 70 Spring Stirs the Lotus Platform 春动莲台 [Cherished, highborn daughter × dignified, abstinent son of a prominent family] Rumor has it that Shen Lianchi, the youngest daughter of the Grand Princess and the Duke of Zhenguo, has been sickly for years. She has a noble title, but is really an ugly woman. Yet this supposedly ugly woman has a marriage match that all the noble young ladies in Tokyo envy: she was betrothed to the Fu family’s young master before birth! What kind of man is Fu Yuji? Born into a distinguished scholarly family, a pr 1.6kReads7.4Score20514d adds
- 71 My General Has Eight Hundred Schemes, All to Make Me Have His Baby 将军八百个心眼子，都想哄我生崽 [Adorable Kids + Mutual Devotion + Sweet and Satisfying] As soon as Tong Hua transmigrates, someone schemes against her, and she spends one night with Gu Zhanxiao, the Northern Defender General. Five years later, Tong Hua makes a triumphant return with her adorable little one in tow. In a private room at the Ruyi Hall, Gu Zhanxiao grabs Tong Hua by the waist and drawls with roguish swagger, “Your waist is so slender. Just like it was five years ago.” Tong Hua glares at him. “Gu Zhanxiao, have yo 2.5kReads9.2Score42314d adds
- 72 Skilled at Singing 善吟 [Purely historical setting, no rebirth or transmigration] Everyone said that the eldest son of the Zhou family was a gentleman who cared nothing for money or power. But Shen Shan knew he was a bastard, and one who could wreak havoc on a woman’s heart… 2.5kReads8.9Score23214d adds
- 73 Don’t Be Afraid, Madam. Your General Has Your Back! 夫人别怕，将军他给你撑腰啊！ [Childhood sweethearts + sweet romance + palace and household intrigue + one-on-one romance] The Xiao clan, a family of military commanders, had dwindled in numbers and fallen into decline. Xiao Pingsheng had two wishes in this life: First, for everyone to know that the Xiao family would reclaim its former glory. Second, for no one to know that he wished to marry Ajiu. After fighting through blood and fire, he became the Great Zhao dynasty’s God of War, bringing glory to his family. Then began h 811Reads9.1Score11014d adds
- 74 The Princess Who Protects the Nation Prays with Her Left Hand and Wields a Monk's Staff with Her Right 护国公主左手念佛右手禅杖 [Not a feel-good power fantasy, but the heroine is a force to be reckoned with. (The title ought to be: Li Yushan, You're One Tough Woman.) The current title is too refined.] A palace-intrigue ensemble novel about the history of Southern Tang, written for an ancient-text contest. Readers interested in lesser-known history are welcome to give it a try. There is one volume for each of the three emperors, Li Bian, Li Jing, and Li Yu. Li Bian's volume is complete. [Pure historical fiction (no transm 12Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 75 The Legitimate Daughter Returns, and the Prince Dotes on Her 嫡女归来，王爷乖乖宠 [A devoted couple + mutual salvation + a clever young lady skilled in both martial arts and strategy + a ruthless prince who says little] When they first met, she was exhausted and had been ambushed. He dealt with all the trouble behind her and gave her a few pieces of hibiscus pastry. From then on, she seemed to have fallen in love with hibiscus pastries. Or perhaps she was longing for the man who had saved her when she was at her lowest. When they met again, she asked tentatively, “Do you reco 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Ice-Cold Princess and the Scheming Heir's Beloved 冰山郡主，腹黑世子心尖宠 In her previous life, she had no parents, no family, and no lover. Her life was nothing but endless darkness. When she was given a second life, she had parents and family, but she no longer trusted anyone. But at some point, life started to seem more interesting: her goofy guard, her lucky-charm little brother, her gentle confidant, and that idiot who had appeared out of nowhere… Shao Li looked coldly at the person in front of her. “What exactly are you trying to do?” Yun Jingchen: “Isn’t it obv 138Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 77 After Marrying a Fearsome Princess, This Prince Won by Living Off Her 娶了狂妃后，本王靠吃软饭躺赢 Shocking! The powerful Prince of the Night marries a foolish young lady from the Qin family. While everyone waits for her to lose his favor, the prince is scurrying around with a basin of foot-washing water. “My dear, is the water warm enough?” Qin Mo is a god who has lived for 130,000 years. With her golden fingers, she can command the wind and rain, dazzle the world, punish scoundrels, and reduce corrupt officials to dust. She even beats the emperor until he hides beneath his throne, sobbing. 339Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 78 Phoenix Beauty 凤娇 Su Feng, the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Su family, is betrothed by the Empress Dowager to Yuan Chenghao, the third young master of Prince Rui’s household. She has no choice but to bid farewell to her beloved grandmother and marry into the prince’s household with her family’s blessings. Yuan Chenghao is a notorious playboy in the capital. Though handsome and charming, he spends his nights carousing among women. Unhappy with the arranged marriage, he argues with Su Feng on their w 4.6kReads8.5Score41814d adds
- 79 A Peach Blossom in a Single Thought 一念桃花 Eight years ago, Chang Wanyun was rescued from the chaos of war by a young man dressed in white. Gazing at the handsome, wealthy youth before her, she decided on the spot that he was exactly her type. Eight years later, Wanyun finally learned who he was: Pei Yuan, the ninth prince of the current emperor. When they met again, Wanyun, the sole disciple of the Medical Sage, came to Pei Yuan’s side to treat his injuries, calling him “big brother” this and “big brother” that. Pei Yuan was buried in w 1.9kReads9.1Score23614d adds
- 80 I Claimed a Mountain in the Imperial Capital 我在帝都占山头 [Righteous Female Bandit vs. Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Historical fantasy + mystery-solving + strong female lead + sweet romance + winning her back + personal growth] Ye Wanwan has ended up in the imperial capital. Down on her luck, she blocks the road and robs passersby. As fate would have it, her first target is none other than Gu Qingyan, the sickly, scheming minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Seeing that she's just a simple girl with a big appetite, Gu Qingyan kindly 322Reads9.3Score10314d adds
- 81 After Falling into My Archenemy’s Hands 落到死对头手里之后 Possessive male lead VS big-hearted amnesiac heroine Yuan Tang has lost her memory. The good news: she's the emperor. The bad news: her kingdom has fallen. So her bodyguard takes her along, and she sets off on a long escape with nothing but her amnesiac mind for company. She lives a quiet life in an overlooked corner of the world, thinking she can spend the rest of her days there. But who should come knocking at her door but Shen Duo, a man known for bringing death? Shen Duo refuses to let Yu 906Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 82 The Woman in Charge 女掌事 Shen Qingdi, who disguises herself as a man, willingly enters the Ninth Prince’s residence and becomes the sole support of Cui Lanxi, who is paralyzed from the waist down and has a fiery temper. With the household on the verge of running out of food, she takes it upon herself to earn money to support the prince. When he falls ill, she studies medicine on her own to treat him. Since Cui Lanxi is helpless, Shen Qingdi will protect him. There is no wealth or treasure here, and no one understands wh 1.3kReads8.7Score26214d adds
- 83 Unrivaled Adoration: The Heiress Spy Takes Over the Scene 绝世宠溺：特工嫡女A爆全场 Secret agent transmigrates + strong male and female leads + super sweet romance + both leads are cunning After transmigrating, Ji Jianchu went from secret agent to the general’s second daughter. Everyone called her an airhead, never suspecting the brilliance hidden beneath the surface. She takes down scumbags, establishes a base, ventures into Yuncang, and shows off her talents. There’s just one thing: could her famously brilliant fiancé stop hovering around her all the time? Xie Jingze, hei 431Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 84 Power and Favor: The Divine Doctor’s Poisonous Tricks 权宠天下：神医小毒妃 She was a powerless, unloved concubine-born daughter in her own family, bullied by everyone. An imperial decree sent her to the prince's residence as a bride to bring good fortune, forcing her into a treacherous web of conspiracies. With her life on the line, she hurried to cling to the most powerful official in the Great Qi Dynasty. He was a dying heir, cruel and vicious, a ruthless killer with power over all. Everyone in the capital waited for her to be skinned alive and dismembered, expecting 377Reads8.8Score25614d adds
- 85 Dote on the Wife, Crush the Concubines: The Mad Emperor Personally Teaches Me Palace Intrigue 宠妻灭妾！疯批皇帝亲自教我宫斗 [Sweet and angsty + stunning heroine + the first male lead is an emperor + the second male lead and heroine both transmigrate, having been reborn in this world from birth + the first male lead's long road to winning back his wife] Not long after her divorce, Zhao Jingshu was reborn in ancient times as a member of a princely house with a different surname. Her father, Zhao Rui, held command over two hundred thousand troops and ruled as a prince in Luoyang. The emperor wanted to form an alliance 480Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 86 Face-Slapping Brings Good Fortune? The Village Girl's Rural Face-Slapping Spree 打脸涨气运？村姑在乡下疯狂打脸 Su He used to be a punching bag on movie sets. After transmigrating into the body of a fallen farm girl, she's sold by her unscrupulous grandmother as a concubine to an old man on death's doorstep. The original owner died and left all her love and hate behind, but Su He has to clean up the mess with a body too weak to stand steady. Her father is dead, her mother is no help, and she has a little brother to care for. The matchmaker has a deed of sale? Tear it up!! Her uncle is a gambling addict? K 34Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 87 When the Moon Shone Over Song City 那时明月照宋城 She may not have princess syndrome, but she sure has a princess’s fate! Before marriage, she was the apple of her parents’ eye, cherished and carefully protected. After marriage, she became her husband’s adored and pampered wife, loved beyond measure. Well, being too happy has its drawbacks: her husband is too fierce, her parents-in-law dote on her too much, and her children are too outstanding... Every day, they make the single crowd green with envy. She’s simply too blissfully happy... 929Reads8.6Score10514d adds
- 88 My Concubine's Dowry Is Five Million 小妾嫁妆五百万 [A Concubine Who Doesn't Want to Be Empress Is No Good Lord] [Still no interest in strong women and even stronger men] [Overpowered heroine], [Content warnings] [Neither lead is chaste] [Neither lead has a heart] [Both put on an act] [They use each other] [Their moral compass comes and goes] At the beginning of the story: Ni You kneels on the ground, begging Shi Jing to protect her. Later on: Ni You sits in a position of power, waiting for Shi Jing to repay her, one by one, for every kowtow she 769Reads9.1Score14314d adds
- 89 Peerless Physician Consort: The Arrogant Prince Can't Get Rid of Me 绝世医妃：傲骄王爷甩不掉 An heir to a family of doctors transmigrates into the sickly body of a general’s daughter. She only wants to recover and enjoy a carefree life, but a single imperial decree names her Prince Rong’s wife!? Marry him? Absolutely not! That is, until one day she finally gives in... “I hear you’ve taken a fancy to my husband?” “Send her to a brothel!” “I hear you’re challenging my husband?” “Go wipe them all out!” “I hear you’re going to lose interest in me, husband?” She pulled out a silver needle. “ 157Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 90 The Poisonous Concubine: The Regent's Precious Darling 庶女毒妃，摄政王的心尖宠 [Mutual First Love + Sweet and Angsty Romance + Political Intrigue + Marriage First, Love Later + Unexpected Devotion + Interwoven Plot] She was a worthless girl born to a brothel harlot, the Seventh Young Lady of the Cheng’en Earl’s residence, trampled by everyone, and the leader of the Xuanji Pavilion, which controlled intelligence from every corner. Her legitimate elder sister dreamed of rising to become a phoenix and tried at every turn to grind her into the dirt, only to be outmaneuvered ag 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Poorest Assassin Picks a Fight, and Even the Emperor Is Terrified! 最穷杀手要找茬，皇贵闻风丧胆！ Two strong leads + devoted couple + pocket dimension + powerful fighting skills + satisfying revenge + scheming hero + comedy + medical skills China’s poorest female assassin breaks free from her bonds and fights with her life, dragging the villains down to hell with her… When she opens her eyes again, she has been reborn as a disowned daughter kicked out by a corrupt fifth-rank official. Given a second chance at life, Leng Liuyue throws her head back and laughs. With the air of a true powerhous 3.7kReads9.2Score46714d adds
- 92 Ink-Dark Skies 墨色倾天 After her family was destroyed ten years ago, she cast off her red wedding robes and disguised herself as a man to defend her home and country. With a white tiger for a companion and a snow eagle as her messenger, she roamed between good and evil in black. Until she met him... He said, “Master of the House, how about we make a bet?” He said, “Master of the House, the moon is lovely tonight. How about a drink?” She rubbed her temples helplessly and sighed at the moon, swirling a jade-green cup in 127Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 93 The Strong Girl from Town Marries a Handsome Husband 小镇大力女，嫁个俊俏夫君 As one of the Three Tigers of the Shi family, Shi Wanyue earned a fearsome reputation across the surrounding villages at an early age. People could hardly make her sound more terrifying if they compared her to a yaksha. Other women married at sixteen or seventeen, but no one dared marry her even when she turned eighteen. That was until a fearless young man came along and got close to her. She looked at his face, then thought back to how skilled he was, and decided that marrying him might not b 2.9kReads8.8Score32414d adds
- 94 The Phoenix Consort Is Hard to Win 凰妃难求 Feng Qingyan, from the twenty-first century, was a master of both medicine and poison, swift and skilled, and had never failed a mission. Yet she died in an accident. Feng Qingyan, the legitimate princess of the Western Xia Kingdom on the Xuanyuan Continent, should have been loved and cherished. Instead, someone switched her fate and branded her with the name of ill omen. What will happen when she becomes her? Conceal her true face, open shops, build an organization, win the Flower God’s favor, 265Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 95 Spring of the Phoenix 鸾春 [One-to-one, devoted couple + palace and household intrigue + revenge + strong heroine + reborn + satisfying story + power struggles] The first time Lu Yuanzhi met Sheng Yi, she provoked the cold-faced demon. Everyone thought that sooner or later, she would die at Sheng Yi's hands. Then, in the blink of an eye, Sheng Yi was smiling tenderly at Lu Yuanzhi. "I know you're using me, but I'm happy to let you." "You used yourself as bait to draw me into your scheme. How could you know that wasn't exa 1.6kReads8.9Score18614d adds
- 96 Beloved in Troubled Times: The Beautiful Princess’s Many Secret Identities 乱世盛宠：绝色王妃马甲多 She was betrothed to the third prince at birth. To break off the engagement, she began putting on secret identities! Everyone knew the impoverished general's household had a legitimate daughter who was plain-looking and a little crazy. Before her coming-of-age ceremony, the third prince went before the emperor to call off the engagement. She entered the palace, met the emperor, and ended the betrothal. But why had the famed Prince Rui become entangled with her? It all began when people started u 771Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 97 The Bratty Young Lady’s Spoiled Child Bridegroom 暴躁小娘子的纨绔童养夫 Lin Lexin had two dreams from a young age: Her first was to open a branch of her family’s pastry shop in the capital. Her second was for the young husband her mother had bought her for two taels of silver to study hard and make progress every day, ideally passing the imperial exam to become a successful candidate. If he couldn’t pass, he could return to the shop and work as the bookkeeper. But when she was eighteen, her young husband’s biological father showed up and took her second dream away. 1.2kReads8.9Score10114d adds
- 98 The Prince’s Schemes and the Princess’s Calculations 王谋妃算 [One-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other + aloof, mature heroine vs. jealous wolfish hero + strong heroine and hero + scumbags get their comeuppance] She was the richest person in the Kingdom of Nie, beautiful, wealthy, and blessed with a stunning figure. The line of noble young men hoping to marry her could stretch from the An residence to the city gates. But An Ning thought, what was so great about men? Making money was much more fun! Being the richest person in one kingdom w 359Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 99 The Horse Slave's Wife Has a Special Skill 马奴之妻，有绝技 Wang Cenxi, the Earl’s legitimate daughter, is set up by her stepmother and stepsister, who arrange for her to sleep with one of the estate’s stable hands. There is a CP, and yet it seems like there isn’t. When everyone assumes she will choose to end her life with a strip of white silk, she calmly replies, “I choose to marry the stable hand and cut ties with the Earl’s household.” Not long after they marry, the stable hand goes off to war. Left on her own, Wang Cenxi makes a living with her exce 116Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 100 The Famous Constable's Wife 名捕夫人 Jing Yi thinks there can’t be a more miserable groom in the world than him: his wedding date was set in a jail cell, he investigated a murder on his wedding night, and he spent his honeymoon running all over the place after criminals. Even worse, his childhood sweetheart of a wife seems to have “ulterior motives” toward him... That would be bad enough, but his superior is “settling a personal score” by assigning him case files that get thicker and more troublesome every time. He can’t go on livi 35Reads9.5Score—14d adds
