Novels like The One Who Takes the Bait
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- 1 Uncle: Meeting You Helped Me Become Myself 大叔：遇见你我变成我自己 [Slightly morally forbidden romance + age gap + older man + sweet and angsty] At 43, Li Jing is forced to take over his father-in-law's family business in a crisis, only to find himself trapped by a domineering mother-in-law and an indifferent wife. A chance encounter at dusk brings him face-to-face with Su Wan, a 23-year-old medical student: poor but resilient, a girl struggling to survive like a wild weed. These two lonely souls keep meeting in hidden corners of the city, and the forbidden fla 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Hey, You! Stop and Hand Over Your Valuables 小妞，站住打个劫 [1V1, both devoted only to each other, both leads speak their minds, wild man and gentle woman, the hero pretends to be a playboy but is really a hopeless romantic, he is audacious and unruly, while the heroine is sweet and soft, yet strong, independent, and opinionated. She softens him and tames him. Happy ending] Xu Wei, a third-year university student, accidentally crosses paths at a nightclub with Xiao Shen, a spoiled and arrogant young heir from Beijing who has returned from overseas. Xiao 26Reads8.0Score614d adds
- 3 The Little Troublemaker Is Here, and Even the CEO’s Dad Can’t Handle Her 小作精上线，总裁他爹齁不住 A ridiculously silly novel. Just look at the title: the heroine is adorable and tough, and loves giving the hero princess carries whenever she gets the chance. [High-maintenance heroine + violent streak + sweet romance + height and age gaps + a little angst + happy ending, both leads are each other's first love] [Beautiful, devoted older virgin vs. bratty, two-faced, sharp-tongued little lunatic] Author: My heart is dead, so send me some nice paper Maybe Su Ling had been having too much fun cur —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Vova, The One I Can't Help Loving 2 瓦洛佳，非爱不可的人2 They say the stars in the night sky shine the brightest, but she must never have seen those icy blue eyes. This is a continuation of the story in "Valoja, the One I Must Love". (The content is entirely fictional.) 10Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 5 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
- 6 Oh, No! The Abstinent Older Man Falls for His Petite, Forever-Young Wife 愁！禁欲大叔沦陷长不大的小娇妻 [Age Gap + Secret Crush + Devoted Sweet Romance + Protective, Fatherly Boyfriend] “Would you still take me as your little sister? How about I become your god-sister?” “No!” “Then we don’t have to be siblings. I could just call you my god-uncle.” Zhou Luoluo looked at Jiang Muli expectantly. “We’re several years apart, so we could make uncle and niece work.” “No way!” Jiang Muli snarled in anger. Zhou Luoluo was baffled. Why was he getting so angry out of nowhere? He had always taken such good ca 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Teacher Zhou Is Being Improper Again 周老师又不正经了 After graduating from college, Su Yan is tricked by her parents into returning to her hometown to build a career. By chance, she gets to know her downstairs neighbor, Mr. Zhou. He's proper, if a little on the lean side, and seems like someone who could be a good mentor and friend. One day, the lean Mr. Zhou accidentally lifts the hem of his shirt, revealing an eight-pack. One night, the proper Mr. Zhou says, “Call me Mr. Zhou one more time!” A note from the author: I wrote this in May 2022. It 16Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 8 A Calamity Too Hard to Resist 祸水难为 Gu Mingtang spent her life treading carefully, devoting herself to the affairs of state. The only thing she ever did that crossed the line was fall helplessly in love with Xie Lin, the Imperial Tutor, despite being the Empress Dowager. Only when the man she loved was framed by treacherous officials and his entire family was wiped out, and the emperor she had raised from childhood pointed at her and called her a calamity who had brought ruin with her beauty, did she realize the depth of her guilt 109Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 9 Swapping Lovers 换爱 [Revenge Against Scumbags] [Partner Swap] [Powerful CEO] [Four-Person Love Triangle] [Super Sweet Romance] [World-Weary CEO × Sunny, Kindhearted Ray of Sunshine] “The only way to avoid being betrayed is to betray the other person first.” That was the first lesson reality taught Jiang Xia by the time she turned twenty. While trying to talk a heartbroken girl down from jumping, she spotted her own boyfriend cheating through a window across the way. At that moment, Jiang Xia thought she was the one 946Reads9.2Score9914d adds
- 10 Lost in You 迷情于你 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 41Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 11 Begonia, Meng Nan, and the Sweet Little Bunny 海棠孟南小兔子甜甜 [Pure sweetness + devoted to each other + no misunderstandings + one-on-one romance + complete] Why can't a well-matched couple, both talented and beautiful, stay together forever? And why are they so stubborn about wanting only each other that they're willing to lower themselves, fight hard, and stand up to their parents? No obstacles, no misunderstandings. None of that exists here. Come enjoy this sweet romance, “Meng Nan and Haitang: The Sweet Little Bunny.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Professor's Sweetheart Was Born Lucky 教授的小娇娇她就是命好 [Devoted to each other + pure love + coming-of-age romance + woman aged 20, man aged 32 + sweet, innocent, tragic English major on a scholarship x handsome English professor who falls in love at first sight] One is a gentle yet resilient young woman who fights her way to success; the other is a refined professor, attentive and meticulous. He rescues her from desperate circumstances, and she brings new life to him. From teacher and student, to gradually winning each other over, to the altar of m 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 You’re Absolutely Heartless 你简直太没良心了 [Carefully Planned + Mutual Love + Both Pure + Strong Female Lead + No One Else Will Do] A stunning married woman falls unconscious in a single man’s home, and no one comes looking for her for weeks? A real estate tycoon’s son faces a long, bumpy road to winning back his wife? What kind of woman could stay in a tall, handsome man’s thoughts until he refuses to marry anyone else? And what kind of man could make a beautiful, kind-hearted woman give herself to him on the very day she gets divorced? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 After We Broke Up, Kyoto’s Richest Man Spoils Me Every Day 分手后，京都首富天天诱宠我 [Frank and spirited beauty + mature, flirtatious, all-powerful CEO] [Satisfying rich-family romance + putting jerks in their place + sweet pampering + true heiress + devoted to each other] They had a bridal suite and a wedding bed, but Qin Pei had taken a lover. With a simple “Let’s break up,” he abandoned Hua Rong. Before she met Fu Lisheng, people mocked Rongrong: “No one loves you, no one wants you, and no man will cherish you~” After she met Fu Lisheng, everything changed. “Rongrong, mar 24Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 15 As the Stars Rise and Tides Fall, My Heart Belongs to Shu 星起潮落，钟情于纾 [One-on-one romance + sweet and doting + everyday life + childhood sweethearts + mutual devotion + happy ending] [Sweet, gentle heroine and handsome, roguish, devoted hero] Nan Shu is the heiress of Haicheng’s Nan Construction Group. She has been surrounded by adoration all her life, while Zhuo Yuran is merely the son of the Nan family’s butler. They are worlds apart. Gazing at her slender figure, a determined gleam passes through the man’s passionate eyes. One day, he will be more than just a b 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 When I Met You, It Was Just Right 碰见，刚好就是你 He Yun is lonely and aloof, someone everyone steers clear of. Only Su Shi is like a beam of light, suddenly shining into his life. His soul is redeemed, and they resonate on the same wavelength. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After My Childhood Sweetheart Stabbed Me in the Back, I Married His Father 被竹马背刺后我嫁给了他爹 [A charming, clever, martial heroine X a gentle, calculating, protective father-figure hero] Yan Minghua was said to be impossible to marry off in the city of Mobei. But when she arrived in the capital, she became a hot commodity, with every man eager to pursue her. Yan Minghua thought a few men were manageable, but too many were exhausting. She’d be better off finding someone reliable and marrying him. There were plenty of men in the capital, but every one of them had an ulterior motive. Aft 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 A Match Made in Heaven: A Second Chance at Love for a Widower and a Widow 官配之鳏夫寡妇二婚姻缘 Feel-good fiction + no saintly heroine + farming + hunting + family life + reborn + taking down scumbags + transmigrate Gu Tianwu wants to avenge his father, and his reborn son comes to help. Gu Tianwu wants to save his clan nephew, and his second wife, Mu Yushu, comes up with a plan. Gu Tianwu wants to change the fate of his brothers, who died tragically in his previous life. The emperor himself steps in, and they fight their way through every obstacle. Gu Tianwu wants to live out his days in p 821Reads9.1Score10214d adds
- 19 Autumn Days, Spring Mornings 秋日春朝 Zhou Yiheng thinks gratitude makes up most of Shen Yanqiu’s feelings for him. Maybe the young woman doesn’t like him all that much after all. He is already a man in his thirties. Shen Yanqiu thinks Mr. Zhou is the best man in the world: mature, steady, upright, and kind. He has helped her so much, yet she has developed feelings she shouldn’t have. It’s simply wrong of her. They clearly belong to two different worlds, like autumn and spring, and should never have crossed paths. Yet fate brings th 230Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 20 Pretending Turns Real 假戏真做 Characters: Name: Lin Luoluo | Gender: Female | Age: 28 | Relationship history: Single since birth!!! Name: Qi Sizhi | Gender: Male | Age: 21 | Relationship history: Unknown The story: Her family keeps arranging blind dates, and she can’t turn them down. She’s an older, lazy fish stuck in an endless cycle of blind dates and giving up. Convinced that wherever there’s oppression, there’s resistance, this well-behaved woman decides to rebel for once in her life. That’s when she meets the handsome, 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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
- 22 You Are the Light, You Are the Warm Sunshine 是光是暖阳 [Campus + Urban Romance] X [Mutual Healing] X [Age Gap] “Thirty, and single?” Cheng Cheng falls in love at first sight with thirty-year-old Zhou Zheshen. After turning eighteen, she confesses to the cool, charming older man. “Uncle Zhou, being too celibate isn't good for your health!” “Little Cheng Cheng, are you thinking about me, or yourself?” “Of course I'm thinking about you! I'm still so young. What do I have to worry about?” She thought it was love at first sight, but it turned out to be 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 My Former Editor Says He Never Agreed to Break Up? 前任编辑说他从未同意过分手？ My Former Editor Says He Never Agreed to Break Up? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Just a Second Book with You 只是有你的第2本书 She was a child in his memories, and he was a friend of her parents’ generation. Separated by thirty years, they had always stood on opposite banks of a river: he on the shore of maturity, she on the shore of growing up. But fate quietly changed course, bringing two tributaries that should have run parallel together at a tranquil bend. When the tide surges over the banks, some boundaries can never be restored. 2.2kReads8.4Score16514d adds
- 25 Mrs. Lu, Spoil Me 陆太太，宠我 [Radiant, Alluring Painter + Cool, Handsome CEO] The first time eighteen-year-old Su Zhiyan met Lu Youli, she thought she would be very happy if she ever dated him. Two years later, Su Zhiyan and Lu Youli met again, and the night drew them into a passionate affair. Su Zhiyan’s innocent charm and bewitching allure made Lu Youli lose control of himself. After they married, Su Zhiyan sensed that Lu Youli was wavering, so she ran away from him. Later, Su Zhiyan returned to Haishi, bringing with her 418Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 An Older Man and a Young Girl Are the Cutest Couple 大叔配萝莉最萌了 2.1kReads8.4Score15714d adds
- 27 My Childhood Sweetheart Dumped Me for a White Lotus, So I Married Into a Powerful Family 竹马为白莲花抛弃我，我转身嫁入豪门 At my twenty-fourth birthday party, strange comments suddenly drifted across my vision: [Shen Yi’s true love is Lu An’an!] [Xin Yan, wake up!] I watched helplessly as my childhood sweetheart abandoned me for a sweet, innocent girl, only to hear Ye Xinghe, the powerful politician’s heir, ask me softly, “Do you want to run away?” I turned and slipped my arm through his, smiling brightly. “Okay.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Divorced and Caught in Love: Daddy's Sweet Trap 失婚情陷，daddy甜蜜陷阱 [Age gap + forbidden romance + older man and younger woman in a push-and-pull relationship] [He's a distinguished professor, yet he plays dirty games with me] I don't truly like the state of growing old. I'm simply intoxicated by his tenderness and the echo that reaches into my soul. You once said, wouldn't it have been wonderful if we'd met at the right age? But I like you just as you are, at this age. I simply like Zhou Qingyun at forty-seven. (A little sincerity mixed in with all the fal 12.4kReads8.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 29 Springtime Glaze 春日琉璃色 [Completed] [Professor x student + 10-year age gap + both leads' first and only love + 1v1 + devoted husband + the gentle rhythms of married life + sweeter as it goes] Male lead: Lin Hanzhou. Occupation: University professor, proper and meticulous, with the air of a refined young gentleman. Female lead: Yu Xia. Occupation: College student, mischievous, lively, and a crybaby. Synopsis: After Yu Xia gets into trouble at school, Lin Hanzhou gives her three strokes of the ruler. Yu Xia vows to get a 1kReads8.3Score10114d adds
- 30 The Heart Locked in the Drawer 锁在抽屉里的那颗心 At the foot of Yujun Mountain lies the Gedakaiti Farm, a large-scale grape-growing estate whose main business is winemaking. Its owner, Mu Siyuan, is a golden bachelor in his thirties who has never married. He was once engaged, but his fiancée later married someone else... 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 An Uncle for Life 一生有叔 Yang Xin first met Yang Lichuan when she was eighteen. An innocent, naive girl fell in love with him as recklessly as a moth drawn to a flame... Because of their supposed blood ties, Yang Lichuan kept his distance and guarded against her. Then came the irreversible turn of events... After confirming they were related, Yang Lichuan married her, hoping to extinguish the girl's passionate love. It was only after the old master's death that they learned they were not related by blood after all... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Pink Mints 粉红色的薄荷糖 They stumbled upon what they shouldn’t have, and encountered the unexpected. It was both a blessing and a curse. In the unseen depths, a fine thread bound the two of them tightly together. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 After the Poor Little One Gets Pregnant, the Tycoon Takes Her Home to Have His Baby 小可怜怀孕后，大佬抱回家生崽 Both leads are each other's first and only; a little angst at first, then lots of doting; not a strong female-lead story; not pure wish fulfillment; a touch of realism Li Yanqing is the eldest heir to the wealthy Li family in the capital. At twenty-nine, he is still unmarried. Old Master Li is so furious that he announces on television, “If I still can't hold a grandson this year, I'll donate all my assets to charity.” Reporters openly speculate that the Li family will die out, until someone acc 844Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 34 Tales from 1976 76旧事 Amid the beliefs Yao Yuanqing formed in his youth and the ups and downs of his circumstances, the long years slowly forged him into a guiding light. Sun Qianyun’s candid, passionate approach to life filled him with admiration, envy, and affection, but all he could do was secretly wonder: Why couldn’t you have been born thirty years earlier? If anyone posts abusive comments about Qianyun, I’ll hide this book again. You may discuss her personality and character rationally in light of the era and h 773Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 35 Falling Into Your Magnetic Field 跌落你的磁场 Lan Siyu is a newly graduated lawyer’s assistant just starting out in the workplace. After several misunderstandings, she becomes prejudiced against her “mentor,” Attorney Guo. But as they spend more time together, she comes to admire and rely on him, and gradually falls for him. Top lawyer Gu Jiachen makes anyone who wants to be his assistant endure his “torment.” He keeps sending Lan Siyu on errands, yet without realizing it, the hard shell around his tender heart begins to crack. There’s a 17Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 36 Be Good, Girl! The Powerful Man Spoils His Live-In Summer Nanny 乖，丫头！大佬轻哄住家暑期工 [Age Gap + Gentle Older Man + College Student + Cohabitation + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Romance] After being betrayed by his girlfriend, Gu Feng becomes a rising star in Xiaocheng, but his heart is dead to love and he has grown sick of women. College student Su Xinxin has a complicated family life and nowhere to go, so she has to work as a live-in nanny over the summer. Under one roof, affection blossoms, their flirtation winds its way through their days, and they find themselves fallin 904Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 37 Chunya 春芽儿 A mature, dependable middle-aged man and a girl in need. At first, what happens between them may be wrong, but in the end, they will find their way onto the right path in life. Love is the eternal theme. A girl who was never cherished by her parents meets a man who cares for her when she is at her lowest. They begin an ill-fated relationship, but once she has the means to support herself, he pushes her away, determined to put everything back on the right track. There will certainly be other male 2kReads9.0Score18514d adds
- 38 A Pear Blossom Weighs Down the Crabapple 半边梨花压海棠 [Rugged common-born uncle emperor VS delicate, well-mannered young lady] Both are each other’s first and only partners. Male lead: 30. Female lead: 18. Ru Niang never imagined that, despite being known for her good manners and learning, she would marry a common-born emperor who had little but brute strength. She thought she was destined for a lonely life, but later discovered that their meeting was fate. Meng Shou never imagined he would marry a frail, gentle young woman. From then on, he never 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Uncle Yu Ruined My Life 渝叔叔误终身 [Both are each other’s first and only. A mature, nurturing boyfriend. Sweet and angsty.] Adorable, brave girl × mature, steady, thoughtful older man That year, someone important came into her life. He was her first love, the one she secretly loved. There would be heartbreak, longing, and lingering attachment. ♡ [The tenderness that made her willingly fall for him] “Uncle Yu… don’t you want me anymore…?” “I promised to raise you, and I’ll never break that promise.” ♡ [She stays by his side unti 112Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 40 After a Failed Blind Date, I Impulsively Married a Twice-Divorced Uncle 相亲失败后，和二婚大叔闪婚了 My new book, After Cutting Ties with Her Family, She Becomes the Darling of a Powerful Family, is complete. I hope you’ll show it lots of support. [Second-Chance Marriage: Older Divorced Dad vs. Kindergarten Teacher] A sweet romance. P.S.: Multiple couples. Hua Yan’s father has cancer and doesn’t have long to live. His greatest wish is to see his daughter get married and have children. To keep her father from leaving this world with regrets, Hua Yan starts going on blind dates, only to meet one 2.9kReads8.6Score31414d adds
- 41 I Met You the Day We Divorced 离婚那天遇见你 After five years of marriage to Tang Mingyuan, Song Xinzhu quit her job to try for a baby and embarked on the grueling road of IVF. In just two years, she suffered three missed miscarriages. She couldn’t take any more of it. She didn’t want to keep trying for a baby and wanted a divorce. Just when she was at her most lost and helpless, she met Qin Bozhang. She felt an irresistible physical attraction to him. Whenever she saw him, her heart raced, her cheeks flushed, and she couldn’t stop hers 4.3kReads8.2Score36314d adds
- 42 Falling into His Trap 跌入他的罗网 [An Experienced Man and His Little Apple] Su Guo gives a rough-around-the-edges, experienced man a tube of scar cream. Later, Jiang Yan moves into her rental building, and it turns out he had it planned all along. Jiang Yan rescues an adorable young woman at a hot pot restaurant just as she’s about to get burned by the broth. Before long, she falls into the web he’s spun for her. He’s a rugged, experienced 30-year-old man. She’s a soft, sweet 20-year-old, just five feet two inches tall. Togethe 102Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 43 A Promise Beneath the Ginkgo Tree 银杏树下的承诺 A Promise Beneath the Ginkgo Tree —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Gender-Swap Confession Plan 性别重置告白计划 The Gender-Swap Confession Plan 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Evening Breeze Blows into My Arms 晚风入我怀 Jiang Xu falls for a girl, and from then on, he worries himself sick over her. A rumor spreads through Lingfeng Technology: The young Mr. Jiang from the technical department is pursuing Yun Xiao from marketing. Everyone says they don't believe it. Until one day, Jiang Xu blocks her at the door. Everyone: “...” Yun Xiao has three hobbies: eating, sleeping, and listening to gossip. Later, she adds one more: becoming Jiang Xu's girlfriend. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 No. 1 on the Trending List, but President Gu’s Proposal Was Rejected Again 热搜第一，顾总求婚又被拒了 [Sweet romance, spoiled princess, obsessive love, feel-good wish fulfillment, romantic rivalry] Su Wanwan transmigrates into the melodramatic novel she wrote herself. She becomes a lovesick, fickle, villainous heiress. To get home, she works tirelessly to cozy up to powerful men. The big shot is aloof and sinister, and he can barely stand the sight of her. Until one day, he looks up and no longer sees that annoying little tease batting her eyelashes at him. His eyes turn red. He panics. He reall 10Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 47 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
- 48 Ding! The Darling Heiress Has Arrived 叮！小白花千金上线了 The Cen family heiress × the Pei heir To outsiders, the heroine, Cen Wanwan, is a delicate, harmless little white flower. The hero, Pei Jin, is her brother’s good friend, gentle and courteous. At first, Pei Jin envies Cen Ye for having a younger sister and cares for Wanwan like an older brother. Then, at Cen Wanwan’s coming-of-age ceremony, it dawns on him: he likes her, and his heart truly races for her. “Wanwan, I want to walk every step of the way with you.” “You’re not my legs. How could you 9Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 49 After Marrying My Ex-Boyfriend’s Uncle 嫁给前男友他叔叔后 After her boyfriend cheats on her, Song Wenzhan gets caught up in rumors that she has questionable morals and a chaotic private life Her string of male companions runs the gamut, from innocent puppy-faced boys to international fashion models and top-tier stars. Then one day, someone is shocked to discover that her new companion looks an awful lot like her ex-boyfriend's uncle: that powerful, mysterious tycoon from the Shang family. Everyone is delighted, convinced Song Wenzhan has finally met he 1.6kReads9.1Score13114d adds
- 50 After Seeing the Comments, My Archenemy and I Got Our Happy Ending 看见弹幕后，我和死对头HE了 Just as I was about to rip out my nemesis's heart, lines of text suddenly appeared before me. [Here we go! This is the scene where the male and female leads meet for the first time!] [First, the catlike villainess rips out a heart; then the camellia-flower heroine finds the male lead and takes him home to nurse him back to health.] [They fall in love over time, and when the male lead ascends, the heroine transforms from a camellia flower spirit into a flower immortal too.] [Poor catlike villaine 2Reads—Score—14d adds
