Novels like Wild to the Bone, He Spoils Only His Soft Butterfly
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- 51 Climbing to Power from the Shadows 伺位而上 - Two formidable minds in a battle of wits | Push and pull to the limit | Both choose each other - A clear-eyed, ambitious heroine x a scheming, aloof man in power - She thought she was using him, never realizing he had been plotting this for a long time The night my family went bankrupt, I was sent to face Li Xingzhou, a powerful provincial official. From a fallen heiress to his “canary,” everyone laughed at me for currying favor with the powerful. They never knew this deal was a game I had c 1.1kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 52 The Abstinent Tycoon Asks Me for a Title Every Night 禁欲系大佬夜夜问我要名分 Important announcement, important announcement, important announcement!!! Volume One is complete. The story about the uncle you’ve all been asking to read has been updated in Volume Two. [Powerful Male Lead + Older Man/Younger Woman + Sweet Romance] [Mutual Healing, Two-Way Devotion] She grew up dependent on others, enduring their cold stares. Her stepfather treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will. Her mother saw her as a burden and ignored her for years. Her husband treated her like a 15.4kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
- 53 In a Small Town, His Down-to-Earth Boss Fell for Him First 在小城遇到他的烟火领导先动心了 [Government workplace, high-ranking official, age gap, sweet romance, This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] The first time they met, Lin Weiyu thanked the “kind uncle” who had pressed the elevator button for her in the residential complex where she was making a delivery. The second time they met, the “uncle” was seated at the very center of the stage at a citywide officials' conference. He was Zhou Jiming, the city's newly appointed t 7kReads8.5Score79914d adds
- 54 Boss, We're Not Close 领导，我们不熟 When they first met, he was the vibrant boy next door, and she was a sensitive, insecure girl who knew little of the world. Song Jinyan would grin and call Su Niannian “Little Stutterer,” and he would also patiently tutor her in her studies. When they met again, he was an ambitious senior leader, and she was an earnest staff member. Su Niannian thought Song Jinyan had long since forgotten the girl next door, until one day after an event, a drunk Song Jinyan stopped her in the corridor and asked 9.9kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 55 Spring Dwells on the High Terrace 春栖高台 [Powerful Families | Female Growth | Bittersweet Romance | Older Man] (Clear-headed, beautiful college student vs. composed, powerful heir) People often say that those in power care only about their family’s interests. Even what passes for love is just another tool for profit. If you fall for someone like that, the best you can hope for is this: you remain on your high terrace, I retreat to my spring mountains, and from then on our paths never cross again. Everyone in Beijing’s inner circle know 606Reads—Score16014d adds
- 56 Life Is a Vast Sea, I’ll Wait for Your Return 人生海海，等你归来 [Campus Romance + Powerful Family Background + Winning Her Back + Heartbreak + Devoted Couple + Modern Romance] They had known each other for seven years and been in love for four, but when she went abroad, she didn’t even say goodbye. Four years apart. When they met again, he couldn’t help asking, “Are you leaving again?” Far from home, she never expected to run into him again. She thought he had come for her, but he coldly told her, “It’s a company assignment.” From then on, she delibe 318Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Powerful Man’s Instinctive Surrender 大佬的生理性沉沦 A powerful man with a visceral aversion to women vs. a beautiful, clear-eyed female tutor [Ten-year age gap + powerful man bows to love + mature man and woman + visceral attraction] As a major figure in Jiang City, Jiang Zongnian is upright and incorruptible, and keeps his distance from women. He is practically like a high monk. In truth, he suffers from an unspeakable affliction: he is allergic to women from head to toe. That is, until Bai Yilu, his son’s tutor, appears. His illness is complete 26.7kReads8.8Score3k14d adds
- 58 Mr. Gu's Adorable Little Wife 顾先生的小娇妻 “Mom, what do you like about that old man?” Five-year-old Gu Jiang asked, his little brows furrowed and his eyes brimming with tears. “That’s your dad. How did he bully you this time?” Jiang Niannian picked Gu Jiang up, wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes, and asked gently. “He, he won’t let me sleep with you. He’s so embarrassing!” “He, he even stole the flowers I picked for you. He said, he said…” Gu Jiang’s tears fell again as he pouted in grievance. “All right, all right, don’t c 646Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 59 The Joyful Years 欢喜之年 One is a humble substitute teacher, the other a senior official overseeing education. Every smile, every glance, is you. Every happy moment is with you. Through the crowds and the endless flow of people, in the end, it’s still you. 259Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 60 County Magistrate, Your Sweet Wife Doesn’t Want You Anymore 县长大人，亲亲的老婆不要你了 Li Hao achieved success at a young age and rose to a high position. His heart is full of passion, and he wants to dedicate himself to serving others. As for a wife, all he needs is someone sweet and obedient. Lin Xiao is a red plum blossom blooming on a sheer cliff. She has ideals in her heart and strength beneath her feet. A man? Her career matters far more. But love arrives unexpectedly, as naturally as flowing water. Love grows over time. Both leads are each other’s first and only love, with 2kReads9.2Score19814d adds
- 61 My Brother's Rose Was Forcefully Stolen 哥哥的玫瑰被强势掠夺 [Romance and political intrigue / Love seized by force / Coercive romance / Angsty with a little sweetness / Obsessive hero ★ Extreme possessiveness ★ Devoted love] P.S. The hero is strong, the heroine is weak. Lu Nianchen gets into Beiwudance Academy, the school of her dreams. On the night she arrives, her older brother, Lu Chengyou, brings her to a glittering, illusory banquet. Amid the dazzling lights, the girl catches a glimpse of a tall man with sharp, penetrating features as he walks into 2.2kReads8.4Score10714d adds
- 62 The Powerful Older Man Spoils His Wife Without Restraint 高官大叔宠妻无度 The new book has only just started getting ratings, so they’ll go up. Don’t worry about them. A powerful official with high rank and influence vs. a war-zone reporter, a wild rose [The male lead is divorced, with a significant age gap] An eighteen-year age gap + an old flame rekindled + a guiding lover = older men are forever the best Li Yansheng: “The ginkgo trees in the compound have shed their leaves again. Xu Nian, come back to Beijing.” Xu Nian: “If only you’d come back to life, I’d promise 236Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 63 Love Beyond the Capital 京谈不及情 [Powerful families of Beijing · Two formidable childhood friends · Intense push and pull · Heartbreaking forbidden romance] Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles knows: Song Qingzhu and Xu Nianzhi were born to be co-conspirators. He is the Song family’s heir apparent, advancing his position one careful step at a time. She is a ruthless, decisive star lawyer at a top-tier firm. Childhood friends from the same government compound for twenty years, from a small courtyard by Houhai to the top floors o 1.1kReads—Score10014d adds
- 64 Dawn Ferry on the Huai River 淮水晓渡 Why did we break up? “My mom said you don’t work in government.” Xiao Xiao was speechless. She never thought the trope of “passing the exam, then dumping your sweetheart” would happen to her. “I can pass it too.” A year later, she started working at the district science and technology bureau. Meeting Jiang Huaixu was the biggest surprise of her life. At first, she thought it was an unrequited love that would go nowhere. Only later did she learn that, to win her over, he had even considered marry 6kReads8.6Score55514d adds
- 65 Love's Ordeal in Jingzhou 京州情劫 The most elite heir to a powerful Beijing family × a young woman from a small southern city who moved north to Beijing. From a brief romance in Kunming to an unexpected reunion on a snowy night in Beijing, he thought he could move on from her, but the moment he saw her again, he completely lost control. She is Xu Anning, an ordinary graduate from a small southern city who moved to Beijing alone, just to get closer to the man who once gave her a brief taste of warmth in Kunming. He is Shen Jinnia 22kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 66 Half Coaxed, Half Spoiled, I Fell into His Tender Trap 半哄半宠，落入他温柔陷阱 [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet romance] [Whirlwind marriage] [Powerful man lowers his head] [Overwhelming possessiveness] (Gentle, elegant beauty / slow to warm up) ✖ (Steady, powerful man) Meng Jingsi was forced to break up with her first love and marry the “perfect man” her parents had chosen. She always believed in treating each other with respect and courtesy, and fulfilled her “marital duties” to the letter, leaving no room for complaint. Zhou Zhengyan held a powerful position, and countle 4.9kReads8.4Score41114d adds
- 67 A Scandal in the Capital: The Stand-In Runs Away Pregnant, Leaving the Crown Prince in the Dust 京枝欲孽：替身带球跑狠甩太子爷 [Beijing elite family + sweet romance + age gap] Complete. I can't revise the story anymore, so I won't. I'm planning to take it down. Jiang Yuan, who debuted as a child star, has two identities as an adult: a college student by day and Ye Jingshi's contract lover by night. When Jiang Yuan accidentally slept with Ye Jingshi, she never expected him to start fighting everyone off to claim her for himself. To stop her from taking advantage of him and walking away, he forced Jiang Yuan to sign a two 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 A Rose Drenched in Desire, the Capital's Big Shot Falls in Love at First Sight 欲染玫瑰，京圈大佬一次成瘾 [Redemption + Secret Crush + Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Long-Planned] [Down-and-out, aloof beauty + Powerful, fatherly big shot with a refined air] [Age Gap + Uncle-and-Nephew Love Triangle] To pay for her mother's treatment, Jiang Liyang sells her virtue despite her pride. That night, the strange man treats her with endless tenderness. But the memory becomes a thorn in her heart. She has no idea that the man has been planning this for a long time. Powerful and shrewd, he advances step by 2.1kReads9.1Score23814d adds
- 69 Mrs. Zhou Has Powerful Backing in the Government 体制内，周太太她自有靠山 [Clear-headed, timid kitten × gentle hunter of a powerful man | devoted couple + eight-year age gap] The day Song Tang ran out of options, her boss handed her a hotel key card. Then Song Tang did two daring things: she knocked on Zhou Yushen’s door and tugged open his tie. In the car on a stormy night, he kissed her rain-damp lashes. “Tangtang, will you marry me?” She clutched his soaked shirt with her fingertips, her lashes fluttering as she turned her face away. “Boss… you’re the one who sa 3.8kReads8.2Score66414d adds
- 70 Rising Toward a Thousand Suns 京升千阳 [Married First, Love Later + Chasing His Wife + Scheming Hero + Sweet Romance] Xiang Lansheng was not yet ten when she was brought to Shengjing. Old Madam Zeng raised her as if she were her own granddaughter. Shi Yan was a carefree older brother. The marriage had originally been arranged by the older generation, but he insisted on treating little Lansheng like a biological younger sister. As the youngest member of the government offices in Shengjing, Shi Buyu was modest, scholarly, and rather 4kReads8.8Score36114d adds
- 71 As Evening Falls 归晚时分 [Older man + quality writing + heroine's growth] This is a story set within the system. No wild fantasy, no melodrama, just the hopes of rural life and a beautiful romance. __ Her boyfriend of three years sells her out for the sake of a contract; the man she spends one passionate, tangled night with travels to another city for her. __ When her family questions him, he says: I've always been the one who couldn't live without her. This is a reunion he's been plotting for a long time. He's waited 56Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 72 Love Affairs in Haicheng 海城情事 [Government workplace romance] + [Love at first sight] + [Both leads are each other's first and only] + [Happy ending] A love story between a deputy director and a young woman still on probation. One fleeting glimpse in the talent recruitment building was enough for Sun Feilin to fall for Shao Chen at first sight. And one backward glance by the Pujiang River left Shao Chen with a lasting impression of Sun Feilin. He is the most handsome man in the administrative complex, a genius with a high-ran 2.7kReads9.0Score32514d adds
- 73 An Asymmetrical Relationship 不对称关系 [Powerful families / well-matched backgrounds / political and business power couple / exes trying to rekindle things] (The rating just opened, so it’s low) [Seemingly cold but secretly soft-hearted ruthless capitalist × seemingly proper but actually tsundere paternalistic high-ranking official] Fei Shengchi’s eccentric personality was common knowledge among Xu Huaijun’s friends. She was cold and distant, with no warmth for anyone. So when the two broke up, they received several times more congra 3.6kReads8.7Score44214d adds
- 74 Banquet of Sunshine 宴阳 When Yan Yang was a sophomore in college, she met Wei Mingshen, who was ten years her senior. He left a deep impression on her. A few years later, Yan Yang went with her classmates to visit a private courtyard residence. She wandered into a side room and came across the owner, Wei Mingshen, who was resting there. They quickly recognized each other, and in a flash, feelings sparked between them. After spending some time together, they confirmed their feelings and soon fell deeply in love. But the 853Reads9.3Score12214d adds
- 75 After My Divorce, I Became the Cold-Faced Mayor's Darling 离婚后，我成了冷脸镇长的掌心宠 [Office romance, sweet and doting, powerful man bows his head, guiding lover, push and pull, satisfying revenge] [Beautiful, fun, rebellious, a little toxic: a junior contract worker versus a department-level leader who says nothing but is secretly utterly smitten] Jiang Shasha married young. After her scumbag husband cheated on her time and again, she chose to go completely wild. She beat up her cheating husband, tore into her in-laws, then wiped her tears and walked away. On the road, she was 6.6kReads8.4Score58614d adds
- 76 The Dominating Workplace Big Shot and the Newly Widowed Woman 霸道的职场大佬，新寡的她 Her husband died unexpectedly, leaving her a new widow whom everyone avoided. She had planned to spend the rest of her life in peace, but accidentally fell into the arms of the most powerful man in the city. He was a ruthless, cold-hearted business tycoon who could make or break anyone, and had no interest in women. Yet with her, he pursued her at every turn and kept her firmly by his side: “From now on, your body and your heart belong to me alone.” Everyone urged her to remain faithful to her l 19.4kReads8.7Score2.4k14d adds
- 77 I Am His Peach 我是他的水蜜桃 She was innocent and had loved her boyfriend for six years. They agreed to spend that night at a hotel to celebrate their true love, never suspecting it was all a trap he had laid. To win over his boss, her boyfriend got her drunk and sent her to the equally drunk man… She thought everything would happen naturally, but to her surprise, she was sent back untouched… 1.9kReads9.1Score26314d adds
- 78 Deadly Obsession 致命心瘾 [Completed] The entertainment industry’s newly rising star, beloved by all, and a powerful, influential, dangerously obsessive mogul - He wielded immense power, possessed wealth beyond measure, and had a bone-chilling coldness in his eyes. He was indifferent by nature and ruthless in his methods, a man feared by everyone in elite circles. In everyone’s eyes, he was incapable of love, had everything under control, and had no weaknesses. Until one day, the cold and uninhibited young master of the 15.2kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 79 Mr. Gu's Perfect Little Romance 顾先生的小圆满 [Big Tech content moderator vs. cold, calculating official from an elite family] [High-ranking official romance + five-year age gap + both leads are each other’s first and only + sweet romance + the powerful one bows to love] The thing workplace newcomer Li Xiaoman regrets most is making a mistake while screening explicit content. The cold, fearsome section chief Gu Yanshen comes to the company to oversee a cleanup. Before that, the two had an accidental one-night stand ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ She k 2kReads7.7Score12814d adds
- 80 Rain Falls, Tides Rise 落雨生潮 [Older, Powerful Man] & [Female Graduate Student] [Ten-Year Age Gap] + [Career Growth] + [Guiding Lover] + [Slow-Burn Romance] + [Devoted Love] + [Both Pure] Song Yuheng first met Wen Zhaoyu at an award ceremony. He was there to present an award, and she was an outstanding graduate. He handed her the certificate and shook her hand. “Wen Zhaoyu, you’re exceptional.” She smiled brightly. “Thank you for your encouragement.” The rain fell in torrents that night. The man trapped her by the window. 25.2kReads9.2Score3k14d adds
- 81 Addicted to a Beijing Marriage: The Abstinent Tycoon Treats Me Like His Treasure 京婚成瘾，禁欲系大佬宠我如宝 [A striking, bookish heiress who never second-guesses herself and is a brilliant artist VS a refined, self-disciplined, by-the-book older official] [Marriage before love, nine-year age gap, an old flame rekindled, a powerful man obsessed with love, one-on-one and both devoted to each other] After being cheated on, Su Su agrees in a fit of anger to her family's arranged marriage and marries Zhou Pingjin, a dignified older official with an unmistakable government air. Zhou Pingjin is widely known 898Reads5.9Score25114d adds
- 82 I Refuse to Fall for the Big Boss 才不要和大领导谈恋爱 Forced love + love at first sight + doting romance + happy ending + obsessive hero + workplace romance + powerful families Su Niannian is new to the workplace, as blank as an unpainted sheet of paper. On her first day, she takes the wrong elevator and stumbles, in a panic, into a meeting of senior leaders. Her documents scatter across the floor. In the sudden silence, the stern-faced man at the head of the table slowly raises his eyes. One glance from him, and his silent authority sends her fle 1.5kReads6.3Score—14d adds
- 83 Streetlights and the One Who Comes Home 长街灯火与归人 [Rekindled love + each other’s first love + both work in the public sector + reunion after years apart + intellectual romance] An unexpected breakup, followed by a reunion years in the making. From the flutter of their first meeting in college to standing side by side in their careers, Lu Beichuan and Shen Zhixia weather misunderstandings and emotional push and pull, witnessing each other’s growth and resolve. They missed their chance five years ago because of a sudden accident. Five years later 3.9kReads7.9Score33714d adds
- 84 You Are the North of Beijing 你是北京的北 Even now, Wen Wen still remembered the day she left Beijing. It was the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. She left alone and without hesitation, yet carried a weight of a thousand pounds. Before boarding her flight, she gazed down at the city's nightscape from inside a skyscraper. The roads were still filled with traffic, and countless people rushed about, only to end up with nothing. This city had buried her winter, her summer, and her spring. By the time she left, all she felt for 1.1kReads8.1Score10914d adds
- 85 Nan Yuezi’s Ninth Book 楠月子的第9本书 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 756Reads6.4Score10014d adds
- 86 Meeting He at Summer's End 暮夏逢禾 [A restrained, gentle power player in Beijing’s elite circles × a cool, resilient fashion student] [Reunion after years apart + six-year age gap + mutual devotion + devoted husband + happy ending] A serious illness at the age of seven left Xu Heqiu with gaps in her childhood memories. After eleven years apart, they meet again in the height of summer, and one glance throws their lives into disarray. Xu Heqiu returns to China and gets into Jing University, where she meets Gu Shuo, the aloof, dista 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Chu Huaixu, the Lost Little Daisy 楚淮序，弄丢的小雏菊 Both leads work in the public sector + age gap + love at first sight • Chu Huaixu was hosting a symposium on arts education at universities. Jian Chu, a young art teacher, spoke as a representative, and her fresh, refined presence and original insights caught everyone’s attention. Until the day his diplomat first love returned from overseas. “She’s just your substitute.” I heard him say it with my own ears. I hid the ultrasound in my sketchbook and fled the city that very night. Months later, he 1.3kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 88 Twenty Years Older, the Big Shot Is Smitten by a Young Thing 大二十岁，大佬被小朋友攻陷了 [Mature older man ✚ powerful family ✚ Daddy ✚ from business to politics ✚ devoted to each other ✚ 20-year age gap] A gentle, refined chairman and a college girl fresh out of school. On a rainy night, she casually flags down a private car. A handsome older man is sitting in the back seat. She smiles, opens her palm, and gives him two White Rabbit candies. He asks, “What's your name?” She says, “Geng Geng.” He smiles. “What a stubborn name.” He quietly helps her when she's in trouble, and dotes on 7.9kReads8.7Score76214d adds
- 89 The Good Girl's Secret Crush: Sweetness Overload 乖乖女的暗恋：甜翻了 (Age gap + both are each other’s first + the powerful one bows his head) Zhixia was born into the prestigious Huo family of Beijing’s high society. She had always been a well-behaved girl with excellent grades. At sixteen, she fell in love with someone she couldn’t tell anyone about. At twenty, she was suddenly exposed as a fake heiress. She was promptly thrown out of the Huo family, and with her new surname, became Song Zhixia. Outsiders laughed at her, but only Song Zhixia knew how happy she w 2.8kReads8.3Score34714d adds
- 90 The Powerful Tycoon of Beijing Waited All Night at the Civil Affairs Bureau for Me, His Twice-Married Bride 京圈大佬在民政局等一夜二婚的我 After something terrible happened to her as a child, 26-year-old Jiang Wan Ning developed a fear of men. She didn't want her parents to worry, so she could only enter a marriage of convenience. After a year, she divorced and married up, and her fear of men was cured. Lu Jingshen, 35, was transferred to Wanan City to take up a leadership position. The youngest and most doted-on in his family, he had always made them worry about his marriage. They never expected him to marry a divorced woman! The 14kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
- 91 Falling for His Deep Love 沦陷他情深 [Short drama now available] Bai Xiaofan thought she would live out her life in quiet simplicity, until one rainy night, when a man's arrival disrupted the peaceful life she had known. 4.1kReads8.8Score34514d adds
- 92 Made It: This Young Woman Just Wants to Get Ahead 成功上岸：小姑娘只想进步 The rating is new and will rise (both leads work in government + age gap + love at first sight + each other's only love + happy ending + sweet, no angst) (A newly hired, soft-spoken young woman × a promising young bureau chief) Yu Kexin is gentle and sweet-natured, with a soft, endearing face, but she comes from a poor family. After finally passing the exam to become a grassroots civil servant, all she wants is to do her job well. Instead, her colleague's cousin, a bureau chief, sets his sights 3.2kReads8.4Score28714d adds
- 93 A Thousand Thousand Songs! 千千阙歌！ The free-spirited new Best Actress and the gentle, jade-like, genuinely upright official A twelve-year age gap, and an old flame rekindled At twenty-two, Shen Shujin became the youngest person in history to win two Best Actress awards for her very first film. But there’s no such thing as a free lunch. She promptly kicked the director who tried to exploit her into the hospital. After that, she was blacklisted no matter what she did. Wherever she went, people called her a celebrity with powerful b 747Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 94 I Broke Off My Engagement to an Abusive Man and Married a Cool, Powerful Leader! 退婚家暴男，嫁给高冷大领导！ (Mutual first love, unequal status, nearly eight-year age gap, the aloof beauty falls from her pedestal) At 27, Qu Zhiyao has grown up in a blended family and is painfully shy and insecure. After years of hard work and saving, she finally buys a small apartment, only for her tenant to turn out to be Yuan Mingxi, a powerful man from the provincial capital who is 34. From then on, the apartment’s utilities and heating keep breaking down, and after a long day at work, she always gets a complaint ca 2.9kReads8.7Score41914d adds
- 95 No Old Friends in the West City 西城无故人 Cool-headed power broker x Dashing female CEO x Aloof heir apparent x Headstrong heiress x Upright and steadfast unrequited love Sometimes the hand that turns fate upside down is hidden in a single word: timing. In the winter of 2019, in the cramped carriage of a train, Chen Mingbo said to Wan Lin, "I'm not strong enough to protect you. Don't wait for me." So Wan Lin went far away to Southeast Asia. Three years later, they met again in a conference room in the capital. He looked at her bare ne 2.2kReads—Score18414d adds
- 96 Her Waist Is Soft and Her Lips Are Sweet! The Big Shot Loses Control and Falls for Her 她腰软唇甜！大佬失控沦陷 Short drama adaptation coming soon [Over-the-top Devotion | Powerful Man Bows His Head | Age Gap | Both Pure | Guiding Lover] Delicate, sweet-tempered inheritor of traditional crafts / Powerful, fatherly man The most outrageous thing Lin Wan ever did was spend that one night with Zhou Yanling. He was her ex-boyfriend’s boss, the powerful leader at the top, and the last person she should ever have gotten involved with. After that night, she did everything she could to draw a clear line between th 8.9kReads8.4Score88914d adds
- 97 Lin Meets Clear Creek 霖见清溪 This book is also known as: Before I Met You, I Never Knew What It Meant to Fall [Steady, in-control man & clear-eyed beauty] | Two strong leads | One-on-one romance | Deep, restrained love | Ten-year age gap | Angst before the sweetness | An overwhelming sense of security | [Blurb] After seven years of love ended in heartbreak, Lin Qingxi chose to hide every sharp edge and turn herself into the most inconspicuous shadow at work. She thought that if she stayed quiet enough, she could avoid eve 13.8kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 98 The Snow-Soft Flower Is Spoiled by Everyone 偏宠雪柔花 A composed, imposing senior official × a pure, stunning academic beauty. Height gap + age gap + status gap, with intense push and pull. [Song Qingchen & Li Man] Originally titled “Drowning in His Palm” [In a nutshell] Breaking free from the cocoon hurts, but embracing spring is beautiful. He gave her a ticket into the pyramid; she worked hard to turn it into her trump card. Song Qingchen is the quintessential son of a distinguished family: a seasoned, dignified official, mature and stead 63.1kReads9.4Score7.7k14d adds
- 99 There Really Was an Affair 确有私情 Original title: Secretary Shen, What Time Are You Coming Home Tonight? [Both leads work in the public sector + eight-year age gap + marriage before love from the heroine’s perspective + secret love comes true from the hero’s perspective + devoted leads + secret marriage + guiding lover] Tang Nian & Shen Que Sweet, gentle township official & suave, wicked county Party secretary The first time Tang Nian met her neighbor’s handsome son, he asked if she’d consider marrying him. She promptly turned h 4.6kReads8.9Score48514d adds
- 100 I Pray to the Gods for You 我向神明祈求你 Jin Xiangyu, secretary-general of Yunshui Municipal Party Committee, age 35. Jiang Xiangyang, a staff member at the Xiahe Town Government in Yunchuan County, Yunshui City, age 28. Jiang Xiangyang felt that a happy love life was beyond her reach. First, a gay man deceived her into a sham marriage, then she met a scumbag. She had all but given up on love when fate brought her together with Jin Xiangyu. What sparks will fly between an ordinary female civil servant from a small town and the secretar 15.3kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
