Novels like The One Who Takes the Bait
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- 151 Peach Ran Away 桃子跑了 [Sweet romance, rekindled love, no angst, mutual devotion, love going both ways] In the reckless days of her youth, she slept with the man she had a crush on, then left without a backward glance. Who could have guessed that years later, he’d catch her at a matchmaking event? She’d gone too far... and, afraid she’d end up in court, she ran away again… 235Reads7.7Score10514d adds
- 152 If You Like Each Other, Be Together 喜欢就在一起 Mutually devoted leads + age gap + sweet romance + fast-paced This is an everyday sweet romance! Nothing but affection, no angst. A novel isn’t real life; it’s a seasoning for life. May your days be sweet! Mo Ling, thirty-one, falls for Cen Yi, a twenty-two-year-old girl nine years his junior. He thinks it makes him a beast to have feelings for her, but since he’s fallen for her, wouldn’t it make him worse than a beast if he didn’t make a move? What do they love about each other? Their answers a 940Reads9.1Score10114d adds
- 153 My Archenemy Forced Me to Put on a Maid Outfit and Stand Before Him 死对头逼我穿上女仆装站在他面前 At the livestreamer audition a month ago, I got down on my knees and begged Lu Jiu'an to choose me. Now he pulled out the room key card stuck to the bottom of the trophy I'd brought home, his face cold as ice. “Ji Yuchen, haven't I given you enough?” 1.4kReads—Score10214d adds
- 154 Win the CEO’s Heart and Become His Wife 拿下总裁，成为总裁夫人 I lost a game at my high school reunion, and the girlfriend of the guy I had a crush on told me to send him 520 yuan. I calmly pulled out my phone and promptly sent 52 yuan to a new online friend instead. Nice try. You've got your schemes, but I've got my own tricks. Ten minutes later, the stranger showed up. It turned out to be the school heartthrob from back then. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Anime Crossover: I'm Just into Older Men 综漫影之就是喜欢年上 [A gathering place for older men] Anime and TV drama crossovers, with each story standing alone. There are some strange characters in every world. What would it be like to fall in love with them? Volume One: The Outcast, Xiao Zizai Shock! The kind, big-brotherly man turns out to be a murderer. Volume Two: The Outcast, Feng Zhenghao I thought you were my boyfriend, but you wanted to be my dad. Volume Three: Jujutsu Kaisen, Kento Nanami | The Outcast, Hei Guaner Urgent! My resurrected ex-fiancé 4kReads8.2Score18914d adds
- 156 Time Fell into a Jar of Honey 时光掉进蜜罐里 Wen Tingyang is what people call a model student: good grades, good character, and good looks. He is also the top rival in the grade, having held first place year after year. If he has a flaw, it's that he has far too many admirers. As a top student, he's often asked to promote the library, which is packed with visitors every holiday. I'm Chi Youran, also what people call a model student: good grades and good character. But I can hardly bring myself to say the last “good” thing about me: I'm fa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Older Man's Irresistible Charm 大叔撩宠上天 [A possessive, unhinged CEO uncle + a stubborn, stunning little rabbit + sweet romance + scheming + devoted husband and wife, both each other’s only one, one-on-one romance] He’s the powerful head of the Xiao family, yet he has eyes only for this delicate little thing. He’s afraid she’ll melt if he holds her in his mouth, and afraid she’ll fly away if he holds her in his hands. But after guarding her so carefully for all these years, the little thing is determined to climb over the wall! And she 2.7kReads8.6Score41214d adds
- 158 Reborn into a Tycoon Family: The Powerful Young Master’s Deeply Devoted Love 豪门重生：权少宠妻套路深 After registering their marriage, Gu Nuannuan doesn’t get the happy life she hoped for. Instead, Lu Beicheng treats her with utter coldness. She spends over a thousand nights alone, wasting the best years of her life on him. She never gets him to love her, but she does get a mistress at the door, flaunting her pregnant belly. A fire ends her laughable life. When she opens her eyes again, she’s back before her marriage to Lu Beicheng. All she wants is to stay away from him and have nothing more t 922Reads8.7Score11214d adds
- 159 Lucky Star’s Farm Life: The Farmer’s Son Dotes on His Wife 福星种田：农门公子宠妻忙 Lucky Star Farming: The Young Master of the Farmhouse Dotes on His Wife 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 The Uncle Next Door Has Bad Intentions 对门的小叔叔，他图谋不轨 (The heroine is deliberately written this way. Please don’t complain if you dislike her.) [Sweet, gentle girl × doting, fatherly boyfriend (husband)] [Seven-year age gap] To get back the inheritance her grandmother left her, Xi Tang marries her uncle’s good friend~ After the wedding, Wen Zhibai has one problem that drives him up the wall: the young woman gets blackout drunk. The first time, she kisses him in the car. He puts up with it! The second time, she kisses him in bed. He puts up with it 193Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 161 Ghostbusters: The Beginning of a Deep and Lasting Love 驱魔警察同人之缘起而一往情深 Film and TV fan fiction + parallel world + sweet romance + a touch of supernatural mystery. Yun Ruonan, a firm believer in science, never imagined she would have a day like this: she transmigrates to a world with not only science, but also the supernatural. Here, she meets the love of her life, Uncle Feng. The early chapters mainly draw on scenes from the movies. Later, I plan to write about her sweet everyday life with Uncle Feng. There will be a little angst, mainly to move the plot along, b 163Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 162 My Childhood-Friend Big Sister Next Door Is So Alluring, One Kiss Seals Our Fate! 邻家青梅姐姐太撩人，一吻定终身！ The girl next door, my childhood friend, is so irresistible. One kiss, and we’re together for life! 996Reads—Score4214d adds
- 163 After My 99th Failed Confession, I Was Spoiled for the Rest of My Life 我第99次表白失败后，我被团宠一生 After My 99th Confession Was Rejected, I Became Everyone's Favorite for Life 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Zechuan Zhaoning 泽川昭宁 [Powerful man humbled by love + 8-year age gap + sweet romance + devoted to each other + marriage before love] Lin Zhaoning is an office worker and a hidden gem, looked down on by the wealthy. She devotes herself to her career. Cheng Zechuan is a high-ranking executive parachuted in from above, a workaholic whose strict discipline governs both his work and personal life. He's never had a relationship, but renting an apartment leads him to fall for her. At a party, he mistakes Lin Zhaoning for a 151Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 165 My Heart 予怀 [Police officer x police officer] Two couples From childhood to youth, from youth to adulthood, is there someone you can have by your side as you journey through life? They met as children. The first time they saw each other, she chased after him, calling, “Brother Xiao An!” When they met again, she called him, “Song Huaian?” When they reunited, she said to him, “Hello, I’m Zuo You from the Lingchuan Special Police Team.” “When we were kids, I was always the one chasing after you. Now it’s your 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 How Lovely the Green Mountains Look at First Sight 一见青山多妩媚 [Powerful Man Bows His Head + A Coming-of-Age Heroine + Age-Gap Daddy Type + High-Ranking Official + Sweet Romance + Bickering Couple] 41-year-old, steady-as-a-mountain senior official X 25-year-old, sheltered heiress Rao Qingshan never imagined that after the Gu family's fortunes fell, their daughter would come back to China and come after him for answers first. The first time they met, she stormed into his office and made a scene. “If you hadn’t set my father up, how would he have ended up in 15.8kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 167 Turns Out My Scheming Childhood Friend Has Been in Love with Me for Eight Years 原来腹黑竹马心悦我8年了 Turns Out My Scheming Childhood Friend Has Been in Love with Me for Eight Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 With His Sweet Wife in His Arms, the Cold-Faced Prince Secretly Falls in Love 娇妻在怀，冷面王爷悄悄动凡心 A modern policewoman died in an accident while responding to a call to catch criminals, then transmigrated to ancient times. She had been the legitimate daughter abandoned in the countryside. The Bai family brought her back because of a letter ending her engagement. But after the engagement was broken off, an imperial decree ordered her to marry the Seventh Royal Uncle, who was rumored to be volatile and unpredictable. “Talking back to your father violates Great Chu’s law on honoring one’s elder 239Reads9.1Score10114d adds
- 169 The Day the Crown Prince Broke Off the Engagement, She Hid an Ice Blade in Her Sleeve 太子悔婚那日，她袖藏冰刃 The Day the Crown Prince Broke Off Their Engagement, She Hid an Ice Blade in Her Sleeve —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 A Passionate Second Marriage 二婚痴缠 Second Marriage + Devoted Love + Comedy + Sweet Romance + Characters Who Say What They Mean + Realistic [Wishing everyone can find the person they truly love in this ever-changing world] There’s no Old Wang next door to Du Jiao, but there is a Young Wang. Wang is handsome, dashing, and strong... but he got married young! Unfortunately, Du Jiao, gentle, virtuous, sweet, and beautiful, also married young. Wang Xinli thinks there must be something wrong with the feng shui in both their homes. Other 14.6kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 171 Her Secret Crush Became Her Bedside Companion 暗恋的白月光成了她的枕边人 When Song Tian first met him, she was only fourteen. At the banquet, he stood surrounded by admirers, a distant, noble young man everyone fawned over and looked up to. Eight years later, Liang Tian returned from studying abroad and learned that his wedding to her cousin had fallen through. She had only one thought: marry him. Xu Shili always treated her like a younger girl, but she was sweet-tongued and beautiful, and hearing her call him “Uncle” was very much to his liking. He said, “I have a s 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Pampered Sweetheart Puts on Her Pure-Gold Secret Identity and Becomes a Powerhouse 团宠甜妻披上纯金马甲当大佬 She had planned to keep a low profile and make her own way, but she couldn’t help being born lucky. She woke up one morning with a husband worth billions, who was handsome and in great shape, and he gave her a mansion worth seventy million as a betrothal gift. Her husband could spot fake women from a mile away, leaving her with nothing to do. She thought marrying into a wealthy family would mean a mother-in-law versus daughter-in-law battle, but her mother-in-law was far too nice to her. Her ha 20Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 173 Sweet, Sweet Tension 甜蜜暧昧 Gorgeous sales champion and scheming CEO A sweet little short story~ On a bar terrace, Xiang Qingzhi puts an arm around a handsome young man. “You look just like the scheming CEO at my company.” Fu Xuan raises an eyebrow. “That much?” “Yeah, but you’re even more handsome!” “Tipsy cat, do you know who I am?” Fu Xuan’s gaze lingers on her face for a moment. She’s coolly alluring, and undeniably captivating, the sort of woman who makes a man want to conquer her. “You talk too much. Are you coming o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Cherished and Kept Close 娇养不放 An older man with a younger woman, a fifteen-year age gap. Don't read if that's not your thing. The woman is pure, but the man isn't. Skip if that bothers you. A domineering CEO trope, a pretend uncle-and-niece relationship, mostly everyday life. The first time they met, the big bad wolf Cheng Dong fell in love with the young girl Huang Ying at first sight. The second time they met, they learned that, in name, they were uncle and niece. The third time they met, Cheng Dong said: "I'm going to mak 4kReads8.4Score30914d adds
- 175 My Dearest Wheat in the Fields 最爱垄头麦 Gu Xiaoman never expected to run into Yang Yining again years later, let alone have him become her boss. The first time, he transferred her to a different position, saying her qualifications didn’t match. The second time, he wouldn’t let her attend a business dinner, saying he had a video conference for her to host. The third time… With a look of disdain, he assigned her one task after another, but when she thought about it, she was the one who benefited each time. The boy who once sat in front 52Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 176 Soaring Wings Long for Distant Horizons, and the Hills Are Covered in Fusu 骞翮思远，山有扶苏 They’d been childhood sweethearts, And now that they were old enough to marry, They’d both become the family’s biggest headaches. “How about we just settle for each other for now?” “Let’s deal with our families first, then figure out the rest?” 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 On Our Wedding Night, My Frail Husband Suddenly Wants to Kiss Me? 新婚夜，病弱老公突然要亲我？ [Love after marriage + substitute bride + doting husband + two powerful figures pretending to be harmless] Xie Zhan is a pitiful woman who has lost both her marriage and her memory. She takes the place of her savior’s daughter as a bride, bringing good fortune to the groom. She expects her new husband to be a sickly, emaciated man, but instead he turns out to be a prince as magnificent as a god. [Scene One] On their wedding night, Gu Chenye gazes at the girl before him, who is clearly a spy d 13Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 178 I Paid for Your Education, and Now You Want to Marry Me? 我资助你读书，你要以身相许？ [Lighthearted Daily Life]+ [Single Female Lead]+ [No System, Reborn]+ [Sweet Romance] Gu Chen was plagued by illness as a child. A fortune-telling Taoist said his birth chart was too heavy: he would bring misfortune upon himself in his youth, his father in middle age, and his children in old age. To break the curse, he needed to give money to women whose birth charts complemented his. His superstitious father found a poor girl who fit the criteria and gave her money in the form of tuition assist 5.1kReads8.4Score97114d adds
- 179 You're Finally Back! 你们终于回来啦 [Gender Transformation / Yuri] [Warm and Healing] [Everyday Life / Slow-Paced] [One-on-One Romance] [Growing-Up Romance] [No System] [No Clichés] Lu Xiaojing is reborn in a parallel world as a mute orphan girl. At five years old, a high fever restores the memories of her previous life. She’d thought she would be alone for the rest of her life. Until one day, a socially anxious girl, scarred in both body and mind, arrives at the orphanage. 270Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 180 He Exudes an Abstinent Aura. I Laughed for Three Days, Then He Kissed Me Until I Cried for Three Days 他自带禁欲气场，我笑了三天，后来被他亲到哭了三天 He Has an Aura of Abstinence. I Laughed for Three Days, Then He Kissed Me Until I Cried for Three Days 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 My Husband Is 27 Years Older? No Problem, He's Got Money 老公大二十七？没关系啊有钞能力 (An old flame reignited + a 12-year age gap) A restrained, fatherly older man carefully tempts an innocent young woman who is short on both money and love. Mu Tiantian’s mother, the only family she has, urgently needs surgery costing five hundred thousand yuan. With nowhere else to turn, Mu Tiantian spots an ad on a roadside lamppost offering a large sum of money for a child. In her desperation, she contacts the man. Nervous, she mistakes the final 6 for an 8 and dials the wrong number, reaching 44.6kReads8.0Score3.6k14d adds
- 182 After Being Reborn, I Married My Ex's All-Powerful Dad 重生后，我嫁给前任权势滔天的爸 [Reborn revenge and putting scumbags in their place + marriage first, love later + revenge + sweet romance] A sweet 1v1 love story. In her previous life, Gu Yunqing chose the wrong man and married into the Qin family. Little did she know that Qin Chutian was a scheming scoundrel. He not only bled the Gu family dry, but had also been having an affair with her best friend before they were even married, all while keeping Gu Yunqing in the dark. In the end, Qin Chutian heartlessly engineered a car a 232Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 183 After Binding to a Conquest System, the Yandere Top Student Starts Acting Strange 绑定攻略系统后，病娇学霸不对劲 After Binding to a Conquest System, the Sickly Genius Student Starts Acting Strange 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 CEO Uncle, Remember Your Little Wife’s Devotion 总裁大叔，小娇妻的痴心愿记取 At a class reunion, a 22-year-old third-year university student unexpectedly met a divorced older man. They fell for each other at first sight, exchanged contact details, and began a passionate, sweet romance. 773Reads7.6Score10014d adds
- 185 The Four Years We Lost 错过的四年 [Real Estate Tycoon x Gentle, Brilliant Student] [Older Hero + Age Gap + She Leaves While Pregnant + Reunion After Years Apart + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Happy Ending] *1. Feng Wanwan used WeChat’s new “Shake” feature and matched with an online friend named Gu Wang. Later, after she got a sign-in at Zhonghe for her internship, she found out that her boss was also named Gu Wang. On New Year’s Eve, he returned from a business trip and took a detour to her place. He stood downstairs, loo 1.8kReads8.7Score15214d adds
- 186 It’s Trending! After We Got Our Marriage License, My Uncle Became an Heir 热搜爆了！领证后大叔成了继承人 Flash marriage + long-planned scheme + doting romance Yu Niannian, whom her uncle had raised to be good for nothing, got incredibly lucky. She was only looking for a place to settle down, never expecting the man she married on a whim to be handsome, a great cook, and wonderfully caring. What she least expected was that he was the eldest son of Wancheng’s financial dynasty, and an heir to a wealthy family! “Mo Jingyan, you lied to me! Let’s get divorced!” Mo Jingyan flashed a wicked smile, pulled 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Two Hopeless Romantics 纯纯两个恋爱脑 [Sweet romance + love at first sight + direct courtship + healing and redemption + mutual devotion] [Rebellious, lovestruck bar owner × timid, rebellious teacher with a lot of guts] (Both are virgins, so readers who care about that can dive right in.) Inner monologue: (Straightforward big bad wolf × rebellious pretend little white rabbit) A hopeless romantic and true-love devotee, Lin Mu had been single for 24 years. On a night out at a bar, she met Xue Cheng. This tough-looking man hit her ri 1.5kReads8.6Score14814d adds
- 188 I Accidentally Walked into the Women's Bathhouse, and the Ice-Cold Goddess Won't Let Me Go 误闯女浴室，高冷女神被我赖上了 I Accidentally Walked into the Women’s Bathhouse, and the Cold Goddess Won’t Let Me Go 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Phoenix's Call 凤凰引 The Phoenix's Call —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 It's Not Too Late for Sang Yu, and Ning Yue Is Like the Wind 桑榆未晚，柠月如风 [Sweet romance + sweet romance + two hearts drawn to each other] The hero seems aloof, but he loves to flirt and always has a quick response when he meets the heroine. The girl seems sweet and obedient, but she loves to laugh and make a fuss, and she can't beat the hero at his own verbal games. Watch the little fairy go head-to-head with the big devil. After her family went through a difficult time, Shen Ningyue moved in with one of her mother's friends and met Lu Sangyu. At first, she thought h 98Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 191 Second Marriage 二婚 An Ran was a full-time housewife. On their seventh wedding anniversary, her husband divorced her, after cheating with her closest friend. After the divorce, An Ran reentered the workforce and landed a job as a personal assistant with an annual salary of 300,000. She thought she would be caring for a bedridden old man, but it turned out to be a young, handsome CEO with an extravagant lifestyle. The young CEO wants to marry her, but she has no interest in getting married again... In short, this is 18.7kReads9.0Score32414d adds
- 192 Miss Rabbit and Mr. Husky 兔子小姐与哈士奇先生 Shy, adorable girl vs. pure-hearted, cool CEO [Sweet romance, both pure, whirlwind marriage, healing] Zuo You fell in love at first sight with his new neighbor, Miss Bunny. He was trying every which way to get her attention, never realizing that Wen Yanan was the nepotism hire he detested most, as well as the blind date he had already turned down. Wen Yanan never expected the fierce, handsome man next door to be so kind. He helped her deal with an “intruder,” invited her to dinner, and even pick 53Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 193 The Sweetest Darling of Them All! Spoiled Rotten After Marrying Into a Tycoon's Family 超甜团宠！嫁入豪门后被惯坏 Completed [Everyone’s Darling + Devoted to Each Other + Wife-Doting + Wealthy Family + Mutual Devotion + Happy Ending] Content warning: The heroine is cute and adorable; the hero isn’t a yandere or seriously ill. The characters don’t have surnames, so they’re hard to remember. Gorgeous, adorable, brilliant little flirt X gentle, fatherly ice-cold CEO A warm, everyday story. The heroine is doted on by everyone, and it’s all sweetness with no angst. The hero sings her to sleep, feeds her, buys her 43Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 194 After Meeting My Online Romance with a Big Shot 和大佬网恋奔现后 They met in a game, then got caught in a fierce push and pull. The hero is controlling and extremely calculating. Innocent college girl × scheming CEO. They meet in person after an online romance, then engage in a fierce push and pull. He seems cold on the surface, but in reality he calculates every move and keeps everything under his control. Lin Qingyue: “Big brother, I love you.” Xu Yuechuan: “Mm. You should.” “I’ve chosen you, so you’d better stay put.” 1.5kReads6.5Score12414d adds
- 195 In a Novel Set in the Past, the Factory Director’s Son and I Share the Same Dreams Every Night 我在年代文里和厂长儿子夜夜同梦 Night After Night, I Dream of the Factory Director’s Son in a Story Set in the Past —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 We're About to Get Married, Yet He's Still Secretly Testing Me 我们快结婚了，他还在偷偷测试我 We're Getting Married Soon, Yet He's Still Secretly Testing Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, He Turned Our Marriage Certificate into a Love Letter: From Marriage First to Love, He Spoils Me More and More, Just as Fate Intended 闪婚后他把结婚证当情书写，先婚后爱越宠越命中注定 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, He Turned Our Marriage Certificate into a Love Letter. We Married First, Fell in Love Later, and His Affection Made Us Feel More and More Destined for Each Other 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 In the Tenth Year of Secretly Loving Me, He Chased Me from the Classroom Door to the Wedding Venue 偷偷喜欢我的第十年，他从教室门口追到婚礼现场 In the Tenth Year He'd Secretly Loved Me, He Chased Me from the Classroom Door All the Way to Our Wedding 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Meaning of Happiness 幸福的标准 Ye Han and He Junshan are, in everyone’s eyes, the perfect love story from campus to the altar. But how can a marriage keep feelings safe from the wear and tear of everyday life? Even their careers are gradually facing new crises… 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Lemons in Winter 柠檬入冬 One-on-one romance + love at first sight + sweet romance + sweetness + happy ending + devoted couple + scheming hero + slow-burn love [Handsome, refined senior official VS beautiful, accomplished graduate student] First meeting: Love at first sight. Second meeting: Deeply in love. A year ago, Ou Ning had shone like an angel onstage, quietly taking up residence in He Chi's heart. Time passed, and a year later, they met again. He was a powerful, high-ranking official, stern and aloof. She was a gr 2.2kReads8.8Score21214d adds
