Novels like My Ex's Uncle Is Cool, Aloof, and Irresistibly Flirtatious
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- 1 After Their Flash Marriage, the Cold President Jiang Turns into a Wife-Doting Maniac 闪婚后，高冷江总变宠妻狂魔 [Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Both Pure] The cold, self-controlled CEO falls hard in one night and turns into a devoted husband. Jiang Tianchen, heir to one of the wealthiest families and head of the Jiang Group, is decisive and ruthless. After an accident leaves him sleeping with the eldest daughter of the Su family, he spends one passionate night with her. At twenty-eight, it's his first taste of intimacy, and he can't get enough. He's determined to keep her by his side. Su Xin 160Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 2 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Powerful Capital Playboy Loses Control 闪婚后，禁欲京圈大佬失控上瘾 [Marriage Before Love + faithful to each other + mutual healing + a gentle, slow-burn sweet romance + older man] The Su and Xu families arranged a marriage, but the younger daughter refused at the cost of her life. Xu Zhiyu, who had grown up in an orphanage, was found and forced to marry the head of the Su family, a man she had never met. One wanted a better future; the other wanted to repay an elder's kindness. After meeting just once, they went straight to register their marriage. * On the ver 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Blind Date, Then a Flash Marriage to a Tycoon 相亲当天，闪婚豪门总裁 Married first, love later + both leads are sexually inexperienced, sweet romance | scheming CEO who advances step by step vs. straightforward, sweet heroine who turns the tables, a love-triangle showdown | fake relationship turns real / husband chases his wife after losing her / intensely charged push and pull Outside the civil affairs bureau. Lu Shaoqing casually loosens his tie, his Adam’s apple tracing a cool, sharp line in the morning light. “A one-year contract marriage!” He bends close to 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Turtledove’s Call 关关之鸠 Introduction To escape an arranged marriage, I paid a thousand yuan to have my “ex-boyfriend” pretend to marry me. When Mom tried to set me up on a blind date for the seventh time, I ran straight to the roadside and grabbed a guy in a suit. “Here's a thousand yuan. Marry me on paper!” He calmly took off his gold-rimmed glasses. “Where's the agreement? Do we need to notarize our assets?” I stamped my foot in a panic. “Forget all that! Get in the car and pretend to be my husband!” It wasn't until 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Mr. Gu, Please Call Me Mrs. Gu 顾总，请叫我顾太太 I married the boss who fired me. Before the wedding, I overheard him being rejected by the woman he had always loved. And he caught me listening. After we married, we agreed to three rules: we would only be a couple on paper. A year later, he would inherit his corporation, and I would take the money and leave... But during that time, I realized I had fallen in love with him... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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
- 7 My Love, Day and Night 卿为，朝朝暮暮 Everyone in their circle knows that Nan Qing, the second daughter of the Nan family, took over the Nan Group at a young age. People assumed the family would bring in a son-in-law, since letting a daughter take charge when they had a son was proof of how much they valued her. But no one expected Fu Jingyang, the sole heir to the most powerful Fu family, to announce one day that he was marrying Nan Qing. No one knew that he had set his sights on this poisonous beauty long ago. The moment he first 817Reads8.6Score10314d adds
- 8 Secrets of a Newlywed Marriage 新婚内情 [Both are each other's only one + sweet, doting romance + marriage first, love later + slow and steady + love grows over time] [Possessive CEO who talks himself into falling in love × sweet, clear-headed wife who can't help being soft-hearted] The feared Lord Huo of Hong Kong, a man who kept his distance from women, married a woman whose only plan was to have his children. Their first meeting She got straight to the point: “How many children does the Huo family expect? How many years do I have t 350Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Heartbeats After Marriage: The Cold CEO Spoils Me Tenderly 婚后心动，高冷霸总温柔宠 [Whirlwind marriage + both leads are each other's first and only + sweet, swoony romance + a flirty, secretly passionate male lead] Shen Zhiyi had been single for twenty-four years when she suddenly married a handsome, cold, and abstinent man. Before the wedding: He coldly presented her with an agreement, stressing that theirs was only a marriage in name and that she shouldn't entertain any improper thoughts about him. After the wedding: He backed her against the wall, teasing and tempting her i 848Reads9.0Score10614d adds
- 10 A Marriage Beyond Distance 不辞婚远 [Marriage First, Love Later + Love Grows Over Time + Two Wealthy Families + Sweet Romance] [Radiant Heiress Meng Nanxi × Steady Powerhouse Lu Ciyuan] No one believed in the marriage alliance between Kyoto socialite Meng Nanxi and Haishi tycoon Lu Ciyuan. Never mind the differences between their lives in the north and south. Their fiery and icy personalities alone seemed to doom the marriage from the start. But Meng Nanxi thought Lu Ciyuan’s dull, serious nature made him the perfect marriage part 4.1kReads8.4Score36414d adds
- 11 A Hilarious Flash Marriage: The Cold-Faced Detective Dotes on Her Like Crazy 乌龙闪婚：冷面刑侦大佬疯狂偏宠 Genius forensic doctor little fox × double-faced police leader in power #Marriage first, love later #Sweet romance with a realistic feel #Both untouched #Fall for each other One drunken accident, one mistaken whirlwind marriage. Jian Chi, a genius forensic doctor, accidentally got a marriage license with the childhood friend of the man she’d been set up to marry. After the wedding, two huge shocks left her stunned. 1. The man absolutely refused to divorce her. 2. He turned out to be her direct s 5.4kReads8.0Score95114d adds
- 12 What Should I Do When I Meet My Dream Date on a Blind Date? 被迫相亲后遇到天菜怎么办 [Easygoing, Detached Heiress × Pure-Hearted, Cocky Young Master Who Overthinks Everything|Both Are Each Other's Only One · One-on-One Romance · Two Wealthy Families · Marriage First, Love Later · Love at First Sight · A Gentle, Everyday Sweet Romance · The Heroine Keeps Training the Hero Until He Can't Get Enough] Pingzhi, the most beautiful woman in the capital, was so laid-back it was almost unbelievable. One day, on a whim, she decided to find a cheap husband to take care of her, so she would 953Reads8.2Score19714d adds
- 13 An Arranged Marriage Is Fine, but My Career Comes First 联姻无妨，事业为王 [Business Marriage + Married First, Love Later + Equally Matched + One-Sided Love + 1v1, Both Pure] A calm, sharp-minded career woman CEO vs. a scheming, devoted tycoon with a surprising side After an upheaval, Xu Yiyao is transferred back to a headquarters beset by internal and external troubles. The deal they had already agreed on now comes with an extra condition? “I want you to marry me.” “Fine. I accept.” Xu Yiyao can’t marry whoever she wants. Her marriage has to benefit her family, so an 761Reads—Score10114d adds
- 14 Love After Marriage: Mr. Qin Can't Stop Spoiling His Wife 先婚后爱，秦总宠妻成瘾 [Wealthy CEO + heiress + whirlwind marriage + the hero becomes utterly devoted to her + both are inexperienced + evenly matched] On the eve of her wedding, she catches her fiancé cheating with her cousin. With no other choice, she replaces the groom with her fiancé’s older brother, only for the groom to stand her up on their wedding day. Bai Xinran marries a man who doesn’t love her. She thinks they’ll simply treat each other with courtesy and put on a show of affection in public, but she neve 267Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 15 I Don’t Want to Settle 好想不将就 Both leads have no past relationships, secret crush comes true, healing, protection, revenge On the eve of a blind date with her mother's friend's son, Su Yueji finally worked up the courage to confess to the man she'd secretly loved for years. After enduring countless hardships, she finally met him, only to learn that he loved someone else. Giving up, she went on the blind date, only to discover that the man she'd been secretly in love with was her blind date. To fulfill her mother's wish, they 376Reads—Score10414d adds
- 16 Dark Desire: My Secret Husband, My Out-of-Control Rival 暗欲撩火：隐婚死对头失控宠 [Cool and aloof deputy CEO vs. scheming power broker] Married first, fall in love later #devoted couple #sweet romance #secret crush #flirting with his wife Everyone in business circles knows Wen Wanqiao and Bo Xiyu are like fire and water. That is, until she catches her fiancé cheating. She turns to her sworn enemy and signs a secret marriage agreement. They bicker in public and bicker in private, too. He has kept an obsession with her buried deep in his heart for six years. His possessiveness 1.3kReads8.4Score10214d adds
- 17 After I Was Cheated On, I Replaced the Groom 被劈腿后，我直接换了新郎 [Marriage First, Love Later] [Both Leads Are Pure] [Two Powerful Families] [Sweet Romance After Marriage] * The day before her wedding, Wen Wan caught her fiance cheating. If that was how things stood, she would simply switch grooms on the wedding day. "Mr. He, I'd like to invite you to marry me." * On the wedding day, the groom fled in shame. While the guests were still in shock, the doors at the center of the venue slowly swung open. At the far end of the red carpet stood a tall, slender figur 46Reads—Score10914d adds
- 18 A Blind Date, a Whirlwind Wedding, and My Husband Is a Trillionaire CEO 相亲闪婚，老公竟是千亿总裁 [Whirlwind Marriage + Sweet Romance + Male Lead Plays the Fool to Fool the Tiger] After being betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, Lu Qingzhi turns around and marries a man. Before the wedding, he says, “I make five thousand a month. I don't own a car or a house, and I spend every penny I earn.” After the wedding, Lu Qingzhi points at the TV screen. “Honey, why does this trillion-yuan CEO look exactly like you?” 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Flowers Bloom at Her Fingertips, the Cool Tycoon Keeps Her in His Palm 指尖生花，清冷大佬掌心娇 Tags: Marriage Before Love | Contract Marriage | Light AI-Tech Romance | Mutual Healing What good is ruling a global AI empire? A bone-deep cold illness has left even the most advanced intelligent devices helpless! A one-year marriage contract binds them together. “We’re only married on paper. Keep your distance.” Fu Shuo insists on keeping his distance, but his body tells another story. He can’t stop himself from moving closer to her again and again. Nan Cheng is sweet, perceptive, and gifted 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Dr. Sang, Want to Get Married? 桑医生，拼个婚吧 [Marriage First, Love Later + Long-Planned Romance + Scholarly Family + A Slow-Burning Love] When she was little, a horrific car accident came out of nowhere and swallowed up everything. Only Sang Zhi survived the deafening explosion. Covered in blood, she kept chasing after the hit-and-run driver until she fainted. When she woke again, a handsome boy wearing a mask was sitting beside her hospital bed. He calmly comforted her: “Don't cry. I bought you a lollipop. Eat it and it won't hurt anymore 243Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 21 After Marrying In to Bring Good Fortune, I Won Over the Mad Prince 替嫁冲喜后疯批王爷被我吃服了 (The new book's rating just came out, and it'll rise later) [Marriage first, love later + substitute bride brought in to bring good luck] [Foodie beauty vs. unhinged prince] Shen Zhiyi is the adopted daughter of a marquis's household. Neither her father nor her mother cares for her, and she's pushed into a substitute marriage with the dreaded Prince Jing, to bring him good luck. Other substitute brides fear being sent to their deaths; she fears starving to death. Other brides whisper sweet nothi 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Meeting the Soft-Hearted Him 遇见心软的他 (A sweet, high-quality romance that starts with marriage; an older, guiding, healing CEO, Fu Yanci; bright, pure, adorable Lu Li; a seven-year age gap; a business alliance; a contract marriage; a slow-burn romance; loving someone just as they are) Fu Yanci had always thought of himself as a solitary man sitting alone in an empty mountain, until he married Lu Li. At first, they both thought their marriage was nothing more than a fleeting arrangement. Then came a sudden downpour. He opened the wi 264Reads—Score11014d adds
- 23 Snow Falls on the Marriage Contract 雪落婚书 [Strangers to marriage before love + a gentle, slow-blooming romance + the powerful one learns to bend + slow burn] Everyone said that being adopted by the Shu family was a stroke of incredible luck, and that she should be grateful to be matched with the Jiang family. Anyone would be driven mad in that kind of environment. In the end, Shu Er took an unconventional path and married Shen Futing. - Shu Er had never imagined marrying some random man just to get away. Shen Futing was handsome, wealth 14kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 24 Snowfall Over the Capital at Night 京夜欲雪 [The rating just came in and will rise later] 1v1, both leads are each other’s first, marriage between wealthy families, marriage first and love later, eight-year age gap, mutual healing, the powerful one learns to bend A love-shunning, abstinent CEO × a cool beauty with a mysterious past He Yun Chu, 32, head of the He family, is cold and detached. Because of a childhood trauma, he believes in never marrying. Yet when he learns that Su Xuewan is to be his marriage partner, he readily “gives in.” 79Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 25 I Went on a Blind Date for Mom and Brought My Senior Home 替妈妈相亲，我把学长拐回家了 [A man who knows how to love and can do it all × a clear-eyed, down-to-earth university professor] [Little fox × big bad wolf + size difference] [Five-year age gap] [A man with his head in the clouds is the best dowry] Yun Weixi, 25, is a professor of public administration. After countless sleepless nights, she earned seven papers in top journals, working like an animal. On her first day at work, standing at the lectern, she felt her life had been worth it. When she got home after work, she hadn 70Reads—Score24714d adds
- 26 I Can't Take It! My Angel Investor Is a Scheming, Unexpectedly Sweetheart 遭不住！天使投资人是腹黑反差怪 [Both leads are sexually inexperienced and devoted to each other | Sweet and angsty | Marry first, love later | Contract marriage | Wealthy CEO | Entertainment industry | Light suspense] [An energetic, ambitious actress in the entertainment industry vs. a ruthless, complex powerhouse cast aside and scorned by his family, who made it on his own] Huo Qianyu pushes a contract across the table. “Marry me, and The Pirate Ship is yours.” Xiang Nanzhi, a small-time actress who once had her moment in th 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Match Made in Beijing 京婚成禧 [Marriage first, love later + love grows over time + seven-year age gap + slow-burn romance] [A calculating, fatherly power broker × a resilient, gentle reporter] The year she graduated from university, a twist of fate led Wen Yao to marry a stranger she had never met. He was the eldest son of the Zong family and the designated heir to the Zong Group, Zong Yu. They only had time to meet briefly when they registered their marriage. By the time Zong Yu returned from overseas, the first snow of 20.3kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds
- 28 He’s So Hard to Placate 他太难哄了 After her older sister mysteriously disappears, Luo Mei refuses to marry her future brother-in-law and instead impulsively marries Wen Zhou, the CEO of Wen Group. Before the wedding, they reach an understanding. A marriage of convenience, mutually beneficial. Business only, no feelings. After the wedding, they live like a couple who barely know each other. On the first day after getting their marriage certificate, Luo Mei gets food poisoning from green beans and crouches outside a hospital 19.2kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
- 29 Mrs. Shen, Please Guide Me for the Rest of My Life 沈太太，余生请多指教 [The score just came in and will rise later, so don't miss out!] Two strangers came together after being introduced on a blind date. They thought they would simply go on living together with mutual respect. But one day, one of them asked, “Who says we're only being polite to each other?” It turned out I wasn't the only one who had fallen in love. Both leads are each other's first and only love, with no old flame in the picture. A marriage-first, love-later story about two people who didn't care 3kReads8.7Score25614d adds
- 30 A Kiss After the Wedding 婚后潮吻 [Marriage first, love later; slow-paced everyday life; a sweet romance with two devoted leads] A bright, sweet-natured flower shop owner ∪ Hengyu’s CEO, who dotes on his wife Ji Xiyao and Jiang Yanxiu had been engaged for years. That summer, after knowing each other since childhood but never being particularly close, they finally married at their elders’ urging. Everyone praised the Jiang family’s eldest son for his talent, ability, and sense of responsibility. Even their elders said Ji Xiyao 839Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 31 A Marriage Beyond My Control 婚难自控 A mild-mannered, unflappable woman forensic doctor ✖ a sharp-tongued, cold, and roguish young master [A True Marriage-First, Love-Later Romance + Love Grows Over Time + A Sweet, Slow-Burning Story] When he agreed to marry Mu Siwan, Bo Yan laid down three rules for their life together: No feelings. No interfering in each other's affairs. Treat each other with respect and courtesy. In their three years of marriage, her husband was always overseas. All Mu Siwan got was five million deposited into h 39.9kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds
- 32 Another Day of Being Spoiled to Tears by Mr. Shen 又是被沈先生宠哭的一天 [Love After Marriage, Fatherly Devotion, Pure Relationship with No Angst, Utterly Romantic] An aloof, withdrawn beauty x an equally cold and distant tycoon * The marriage between Tang Qingqing and Shen Yu was an ancient betrothal with no love between them. Mr. Shen was noble and aloof, keeping everyone at a distance. Wherever he went, people looked up to him. He was completely out of reach. Everyone said he had married only to humor his mother and would never spare a woman a single thought. Tang 2kReads8.7Score15514d adds
- 33 Burning Desire 炙热贪欢 [1v1 | Marriage Before Love | Off-the-Charts Sexual Tension | Flirtatious, Both Leads Pure | Entertainment Industry | Ensemble Cast of Beijing’s Elite] [A poised, dazzling heiress × a powerful, influential tycoon] * Qin Yan, the daughter of the Jiang family of the capital, appeared refined and proper, but she was formidable and untamable beneath the surface. She called the shots in the entertainment industry. The top-tier stars feared her, even as they depended on her. She had both the best reso 28.7kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds
- 34 One Drunken Night Leads to Marriage, and the Heir to a Tycoon Family Can't Leave Her Alone 一醉成婚，豪门继承人黏上她 ❤️ Short Drama: “Drunk into Marriage” is now streaming ❤️ [Sweet Romance] [Marriage Before Love] [Male Lead Plays the Fool to Outsmart His Opponents] [Both Leads Have No Previous Relationships] She was born into a wealthy family, optimistic, cheerful, and loyal, yet she was never favored growing up. On the night of her university graduation, her classmates and best friend dragged her to a hotel to celebrate. Unable to hold her liquor, she passed out after three drinks. He was handsome and charmi 4kReads9.4Score77714d adds
- 35 Married First, Fell in Love Later: Winning Over CEO Lu 先婚后爱，撩倒总裁陆先生 [Marriage first, love later + domineering CEO + sweet romance + play the pig to eat the tiger] Su Mu walks into the wrong room and accidentally “picks up” a domineering CEO. Rumor has it the CEO has no interest in women, is a workaholic, and is moody and unpredictable. Su Mu knows none of this. She draws him into the everyday world of ordinary life, and they fall in love, building a happy life together. Until one day, she discovers that her boss acts meek and deferential in front of her husband, 1.8kReads8.9Score19114d adds
- 36 After Marrying the Young Master of Tianjin’s Elite, the Whole Internet Goes Wild Shipping Us 跟津圈太子爷结婚后，全网嗑疯了 [One-on-One Romance, Both Pure, Marry First and Fall in Love Later, Six-Year Age Gap, An Old Flame Rekindled, The Powerful One Bows His Head] Movie star VS straight-laced man Dazzling beauty X restrained, fatherly type When Shi Wu was twenty, she landed the third female lead in a famous director’s film and shot to fame with her looks and acting skills. But the scandal that followed ruined her reputation and sent her crashing to rock bottom. He Jinglan is the head of a top-tier wealthy family, a 11.2kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 37 A Sky-High Contract: I Married Into Wealth, Then Took My In-Laws in Hand 天价契约：豪嫁后，我整顿了婆家 [Putting the in-laws in their place + wealthy CEO + married first, love later + groveling pursuit + cultural differences between north and south] A sky-high contract and a marriage of convenience, each getting what they need. To save her gravely ill mother, Guan Shanyue, a young woman from Songhe, “sold” herself to Lu Chenzhou, the richest man in Jincheng. He needed a wife to appease his family. She needed five million yuan for lifesaving treatment. From then on, the divide between north and sou 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Wild Wind and Jasmine 野风与茉莉 Main story complete [Marriage first, love later | five-year age gap, older man | both leads are sexually inexperienced | sizzling chemistry | love grows over time] [Radiant, elegant heiress × powerful, influential business tycoon] After two years of marriage, she has never even met her husband. Lu Yao is perfectly happy to enjoy the peace and quiet, focusing entirely on her career. That is, until she’s singled out for a special assignment: interviewing a big shot in the Jiang business circle wh 206Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 We Agreed to Sleep in Separate Beds, but My Forensic Doctor Husband Wants to Break the Deal 说好分床睡，法医老公要毁约 [High-energy female lawyer x emotionally reserved male forensic pathologist] [Married first, fall in love later / everyday life / SC, HE] Ying Tang got married in a whirlwind ceremony to Zong Che, her high school classmate. Zong Che was handsome, fit, and rich, but he was cold and rigid. His work as a forensic pathologist was even more off-putting. Ying Tang, however, thought he was the perfect choice for a husband: They’d been classmates, so they knew each other well; their busy jobs wouldn’t g 31.7kReads9.0Score3.9k14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 I’m Throwing Up During the CEO’s Meeting, Honey, Take It Easy! 总裁开会我孕吐，老婆你慢着点！ The rating was just posted, so it’ll go up later!!! [Both leads are each other’s only ones + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + accidental pregnancy + everyone dotes on her + groveling pursuit] [Soft, sweet, clear-headed, sensitive heroine vs. gentlemanly, tender, utterly doting CEO] Xu Youyou is a junior employee in the client services department at Donghong Corporation. After an accident, she ends up spending a night with Xie Siheng, the CEO of Baiyu Group. Two months later, she t 5.2kReads6.8Score37314d adds
- 42 Inkbound to the Dust of the Capital 墨赴京尘 #Marriage Before Love #Secretly Planned for Years #Powerful Capital Elite #Mutual Devotion #Power Couple #Sweet Romance Everyone in the capital’s elite circles said the Zhao family’s cold-blooded King of Hell had been forced into an arranged marriage with a gentle beauty from Jiangnan. But no one knew Before their engagement, he had anonymously funded the restoration of an ancient painting for her. After their engagement, he signed an agreement to “treat each other with courtesy,” yet that very 4kReads6.9Score33914d adds
- 43 Spoiling My Star 偏宠星星 [Marriage before love + sweet romance + five-year age gap + both leads are virgins] (The heroine is not a strong, independent type!!!) A gentle, resilient, cool-headed writer x a reserved, steady CEO with a fatherly nature Ruan Shixing grew up in the countryside with her grandparents. Her parents’ business flourished, and the Ruan family name became famous in Jiang City. But somehow, it all seemed to have nothing to do with her. After all, she could barely remember her parents’ faces, even as a 3.5kReads9.1Score38714d adds
- 44 My Boss, Whom I’ve Never Met, Is My Husband 素未谋面的上司是我老公 Her fiancé, whom she was about to marry, cheats on her and tries to have it both ways. Furious, Ji Qiushang turns around and marries the man her grandmother picked for her. She only meets her husband once, on the day they register their marriage. After collecting their marriage certificates, they go their separate ways. She never imagined that her new husband would turn out to be her own boss, Fu Shiyan. Ji Qiushang keeps her secret identity under wraps and works diligently, avoiding her husban 13.7kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
- 45 Clear as the Morning Mist 朝雾至清 A marriage first, love later + older man + slow-burn romance + a cold-faced, doting male lead A hugely ambitious superstar × a powerful man whose influence runs deep and quiet [At first, he is only physically attracted to her] - A marriage contract binds Lin Chaowu and Zhou Zhiqing together. He is the cold, inscrutable head of the powerful Zhou family. At first, he is only physically attracted to her; he does not love her, but he spoils her to an extraordinary degree. She is a top-tier star, 3.7kReads6.8Score35414d adds
- 46 My Blind Date Is So Handsome 相亲对象长得很帅 [Quiet, reserved schoolteacher × gentle, secretly passionate doctor] Su Wen agrees to a blind date on a whim, just to see how it goes. To her surprise, her date is incredibly handsome. She has never thought of herself as someone who cares about looks, but she is momentarily bewitched and agrees when he suggests they keep seeing each other. Seeing the gentle young woman before him, Zhou Huaian proposes that they take things further, intending to win her over slowly. Then he sees her chatting happ 5.9kReads9.0Score56314d adds
- 47 Hidden in the Heart of Beijing 娇藏京枝 [Short drama of the same name + marriage first, love later + slow-burn sweetness + secret crush + love that grows over time + both leads pure] Zhou Yuli, heir to the Zhou family, actually married Sang Nian, an ordinary girl. Rumors claimed Zhou Yuli had settled for her out of despair after failing to win the woman he loved. Even so, Sang Nian felt she was the lucky one. After all, she had secretly loved Zhou Yuli for seven years. They were worlds apart, so marrying Zhou Yuli felt like a luxuriou 75.8kReads8.9Score7.4k14d adds
- 48 Marriage Before Love: Marrying Into a Wealthy Family With a Miniature Version of the Big Shot 先婚后爱：抱着缩小版大佬嫁豪门 [Both the male and female leads are each other’s one and only] Zhou Yi is a young manager at a baby-products store. One day, someone suddenly hands her a contract and asks her to work as a nanny, caring for an infant. The pay is exceptionally high: fifty thousand a month. Thinking of her grandmother’s illness, Zhou Yi agrees and becomes a young, live-in nanny dedicated to caring for the baby. Then one day, the child’s father hands her another contract and says, “Marry me, and I’ll pay you an ann 2.3kReads8.5Score10614d adds
- 49 Captain Jiang, Don't Be So Wild 江队，别太野 [Marriage first, love later + mature romance + sweet and slow-burn + mutual devotion and push-pull + one touch and they’re hooked] [Flower shop owner + criminal investigation captain] On the day her family arranged a blind date, Song Nanqiu needed only three sentences to decide to marry Jiang Yanzhi. “I’m busy with work and often won’t come home.” “Perfect. I like peace and quiet.” “Then shall we get our marriage license tomorrow?” For six months after the wedding, he worked on his cases while s 31.1kReads9.0Score4.2k14d adds
- 50 Exclusive Sweet Romance: The Chaste Prince Dotes on His Wife 独家甜诱，禁欲王爷太宠妻 [Marriage first, love later + devoted affection + both leads are each other’s only ones + both leads speak their minds + heroine never lets herself be taken advantage of + don’t expect logic] Mu Siqiao is framed by her own cousin and has no choice but to marry the Third Prince, Zhuo Yuhan. On their wedding day, the handsome man tells her frankly, “I have feelings for someone else, but I’ll treat you well and fulfill my duties as your husband.” Mu Siqiao raises an eyebrow and replies, “Fine, I’ll 952Reads9.0Score10914d adds
