Novels like The Contract Is Up, and This Kept Beauty Is Done Playing Along
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- 101 Heartless Snow 薄情雪 [Both leads are virgins + Sugar Daddy vs. Actress + Groveling Redemption + Lust First, Love Later] Everyone in showbiz knows that rising star Tan Chuyun has a “sugar daddy,” but no one knows he's Liang Jinyue, a man who lives high above the clouds. He gives her a clear path to stardom and controls her every move. She flourishes in the palm of his hand, radiant and bold, and learns to be obedient. But little by little, that stops being enough for him. He wants the light in her eyes to shine only 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Don't Try to Sweet-Talk Me 别对我撒娇 [The Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf & Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced & The Chase After the Breakup & Two Top Students] “Back then, the wind stirred. Now, my heart does.” 1. With his handsome face and incredible driving skills, Chen Ye made a name for himself in the racing world. On the track, he was the wildest king, and everyone respectfully called him “God Ye.” Plenty of beautiful women were eager to throw themselves at him. Off the track, he was the carefree, unruly young master of the 1.2kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 103 Ensnared 迷陷 (One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's only partners, showbiz) The heroine loses herself in love at first, but later walks away decisively. A bittersweet-to-sweet story that rewards patience. What does it feel like to love someone with all your heart? Tang Ning thought that as long as she could be with him, she wouldn't mind being hidden away in a dark corner forever. “Where are you?” A man's low, lazy voice came through the phone. “Hengdian. I just got off work.” After a brief silence 5.6kReads8.9Score48214d adds
- 104 My Older Sugar Daddy Is Fierce, but His Darling Canary Just Wants to Escape 年上金主凶,娇娇金丝雀只想逃跑 [Beijing social circle | eight-year age gap, with him older | a fake sugar daddy who truly cherishes her | the powerful man bows his head] The first time Guan Ruoyan met Tan Zongyue, she was at her most desperate. After hearing her request, the man crossed his legs lazily. “Come here to make a wish?” Guan Ruoyan had no hope of getting what she wanted. A man at the very peak of power wasn't a philanthropist. It was only natural that he wouldn't take her little schemes seriously. She only regrette 34.5kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds
- 105 My Childhood Friend Misunderstood Me, So Now He’ll Have to Win Me Back 青梅竹马误会我,让他追妻火葬场 [One-on-one romance, with both angst and sweetness + devoted male lead + showbiz + childhood friends + winning back his wife after she leaves] Ye Xinwei seemed to have been handed a winning script: wealthy parents who adored her, a handsome and talented childhood friend who was also her fiancé, and an extraordinary gift for dance. She thought she'd be like a fairy-tale princess, marrying the man she loved and living happily ever after. But disaster never gives warning. In a single night, she los 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Boss's Canary Is Fierce 墨爷家的金丝雀超凶哒 After an unexpected encounter, Lord Mo took a liking to a pure and innocent songbird. To coax him into his grasp, the notoriously charming Lord Mo exercised all his patience and cunning. “I’m scared of guns. Don’t go picking fights with people.” Lord Mo agreed, then turned around and took his songbird to the shooting range, teaching him how to handle a gun, hand over hand... Later, Lord Mo realized that the little bird he kept in his cage wasn’t quite what he’d imagined. One second, he was so so 5.3kReads9.1Score68014d adds
- 107 The Rose Isn't That Well-Behaved 玫瑰不太乖 [Clear-eyed antiques restorer x cultured scoundrel of a Beijing power player, second chance romance, love that grows over time] The Second Master of the Lu family was handsome, refined, and impeccably mannered. But everyone knew he was cold-hearted and ruthless, someone no one dared offend. Yet he spent a lifetime’s worth of patience on one not particularly obedient “caged songbird.” Then one day, The cage door opened, and the pampered beauty left for good, with no hesitation and not a trace of 2.4kReads9.0Score19314d adds
- 108 Uncle Xie’s Apple of His Eye 谢叔叔的心尖宠 [Possessive devotion + both leads are each other’s first + eight-year age gap + a little angst] Xie Zhiyan doted on Jian Yunhe for three years. Jian Yunhe thought they would stay together forever. Until one day, she heard him casually tell someone else, “She’s a friend’s little niece. I was just humoring her for fun. Don’t take it seriously.” Then she left for another country and vanished without a trace. When they meet again, Xie Zhiyan is still the same rebellious, untouchable head of the Xie 1.6kReads8.4Score11714d adds
- 109 Whose Canary Works Three Jobs All by Herself? 谁家金丝雀一个人打三份工? [Transmigrated into a book + wealthy family + substitute romance + face-slapping + equally matched leads + gaming livestreams + feel-good story] [Complete, with plenty of bonus chapters] [The substitute relationship is fake, and they're each other's first love. The heroine is incredibly smart and capable of anything, with a touch of wish fulfillment!] Chu Yuzhi died and transmigrated into a book, into a substitute romance novel. Unfortunately, she was the wicked substitute who met a miserable en 6kReads9.2Score59314d adds
- 110 Mr. You, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Papers 游总别虐了,太太离婚协议签字了 [A groveling ex who wins her back + rekindled love after heartbreak + both inexperienced + 1v1] [Cool, beautiful female hacker × devoted, brooding heir] * Lin Yin once thought herself lucky. Just when she wanted marriage more than anything, she met You Heye. Who could have known that on their wedding day, he would suddenly change his tune... After the wedding He stayed out all night, insulted her, and even used her as a bargaining chip... It turned out that everything was part of a carefully lai 2.6kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 111 His Canary 他的金丝雀 Eight years ago, the Gu family was struck by disaster, and Gu Zhan personally shattered the heart of the girl he had cherished for twelve years. Eight years later, he returned covered in blood, and they crossed paths again. But the young woman, wearing heels and holding his friend’s arm, told him, “Uncle, I’m getting married! You’re happy for me, right?” Dark anger surged in the man’s eyes. Just as cruel as he’d been eight years ago, he pinned her beneath him and said in a low voice, “Yiyi, you’ 1.7kReads9.1Score14914d adds
- 112 Mr. Song Is Too Much to Handle 疯批宋先生太难缠 [Completed] [Rekindled love + possessive pursuit + intense push and pull + both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one romance] The first time Xiang Zhi saw Song Yubei was at the freshman welcome party. From then on, she could never take her eyes off his face. But Song Yubei was proud and unruly, and never once looked her in the eye. Once, a friend teased him: “Isn’t the art department’s campus belle chasing you lately?” Song Yubei glanced up indifferently. “Who’s that? I don’t know her.” 827Reads8.0Score10614d adds
- 113 She Plays the Field in Her Sugar Daddy's Arms 她在金主怀里撒野 [Both are each other’s only one & Reunion after a long separation & Age gap] [Wild, spoiled little swan & Scheming, calculating old-fashioned man] Shen Wang is the patron of Su Ruan, a ballet dancer. She is the little swan he watched grow up, and the white camellia he can never control. After disappearing for six years, Su Ruan returns to find everyone assuming she comes from a poor, helpless background. They bully her at work, and when she smashes a bottle over a lecher’s head, she becomes a pa 1.7kReads8.8Score19414d adds
- 114 The Jasmine Blooms Again 茉莉又花开 [Young, wealthy CEO x beautiful, aloof actress] [Long-planned romance + secret crush + both leads' first love] [A seemingly cold but actually gentle older man x a well-behaved, sensitive, slow-to-warm young woman who lacks a sense of security] Shen Qingmo had been dependent on others since childhood, always living cautiously. Then, at a banquet, she accidentally spilled wine on a man's trousers. Somehow, the two ended up living together, and she became Jiang Yanzhou's fake girlfriend under an ag 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 A Wild, Relentless Entanglement 肆野纠缠 The short drama His Easy-to-Please Rules is now streaming! [Reunion from the start + rekindled love after a breakup + male lead falls for her on his own + 1v1, both devoted and chaste] [Stubborn, jealous motorcycle racer VS level-headed, money-minded photographer] Everyone in their circle knew the third young master of the Xing family was a reckless troublemaker who feared nothing and no one. Then, one early autumn day on the school field, a petite girl walked up to him and offered him a bottle 879Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 116 So What? It's Not Like I Did Anything Worse Than Dump the Crown Prince 那咋了,不就是渣了太子爷吗 [Sharp, clear-eyed beauty with a sly, flirtatious streak × Tsundere young master who talks big but is pure-hearted] Lin Yu is the unrequited-love female supporting character in a CEO romance novel. After her confession is rejected, she awakens to her own free will without warning. Realizing how foolish she’s been all these years, she immediately decides to stay away from the male lead. She has no intention of getting involved in the main couple’s affairs, but accidentally overhears Young Master 2.6kReads8.6Score17414d adds
- 117 I Want Her 馋上她了 [Reunion after years apart + win-her-back heartbreak + rekindled love + both leads are each other’s firsts + intense romantic tension] At a senior-year pep rally, Ling Jie falls for the model student Sang Jin. She’s as pure as a swan, and he wickedly wants to corrupt her. After the college entrance exams, they date for a while. Before leaving the country, Ling Jie gives Sang Jin an apartment as compensation. “So much for being a model student. We were only playing around.” When they meet again, 1.4kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 118 After the Breakup, the Young Master Begged Me to Take Him Back 分手后,小少爷他跪求我复合 [A carefree, passionate golden-retriever top x a restrained, composed, slightly aloof catlike bottom] Xu Zhouye has been fed up with Shen Huaixu for a long time. He thinks he's violent and possessive, and that he makes him lose face in front of his buddies. So, for the Nth time, he asks to break up, never expecting the other man to agree. After an accident, Xu Zhouye's soul ends up in a dog in Shen Huaixu's home. Only then does he see Shen Huaixu's tender, hidden side. The big dog launches a cam 1.2kReads8.6Score10514d adds
- 119 Kept as a Plaything 娈养 [Complete] [Some angst, forced possession, a playboy's redemption, and a man pursuing his wife] Shi Rou signs an agreement to become the contract lover of the most powerful capitalist exploiter in the capital. She thinks that if she's obedient enough, she can safely make it through the contract. But she never expects the man's desire to control and possess her to become so disturbing. Wasn't this supposed to be just a physical relationship, with no feelings involved? Shi Rou can't take it anymor 7.5kReads9.1Score50314d adds
- 120 The Beautiful, Unhinged Canary Captures the Abstinent CEO 貌美疯批金丝雀她诱捕禁欲总裁 To pay for her younger sister's surgery, Su Tiantian became the kept canary of Kyoto's most powerful young heir. She was sweet and sensible, knew how to charm him, and her eyes were always full of love whenever she looked at Lu Zize. She did her best to be the perfect partner by Lu Zize's standards. Lu Zize described Su Tiantian to others this way: “She's just a little bird I keep around. She's sensible enough, cries when I tell her to cry, laughs when I tell her to laugh. It's fun having her.” 20Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 121 My Ex-Wife Is Hard to Win Back: Mr. Shang’s Pursuit Goes Up in Flames 前妻难哄,商总追妻火葬场了 Seven years ago, with death staring her in the face, Shang Yunzheng chose his first love, and Su Qin threw herself into the sea. Seven years later, her own child is seriously ill, and she has no choice but to swallow her pride and come back to get pregnant by him! Drugging him, knocking him out, Su Qin will stop at nothing. In the middle of the night, she sneaks in and has her way with the man. The next day, the man grabs Su Qin by the chin. “Qinqin, you finally came back.” The little one jumps 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 After the Divorce, Movie Emperor Chi Regrets It Too Late 离婚后,迟大影帝他悔不当初 [Warning: The male lead is very unlikeable at first. He will not be replaced, so don't read if that bothers you.] [She makes him chase her] [Rekindled romance, happy ending] Top star Chi's wife is gentle and beautiful, and has loved him devotedly for ten years without wavering. Even his fans envy their childhood-sweetheart romance. Then one day, news breaks that they've divorced. People are stunned, only to turn around and see him blocking his ex-wife at the door, begging tearfully to get back t 223Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 123 The Tyrant’s Caged Canary Has Grown Her Wings 被暴君强宠的金丝雀翅膀硬了 Gentle, radiant, spoiled sweetheart ✖️ brutal, possessive, sickly madman Chen Jiaojiao is the most doted-on princess in Great Chen. Her father dotes on her, her mother indulges her, and she's naturally grown up spoiled and domineering. But then, overnight, Great Chen is overthrown and its ruling house replaced. As a princess of a fallen dynasty, she is given to the new emperor. Beneath the dim candlelight, the man tells her, “Long time no see.” He is the young eunuch who served her since childh 791Reads7.9Score10214d adds
- 124 After Marrying a Hopeless Romantic 跟恋爱脑结婚之后 Female lead's perspective: Shi An has always known that rumors are going around that she used a baby to marry into a wealthy family, but she has never bothered to deny them. Because she knows they're true. She really did use her own methods to marry into a rich family. Still, she has never cared what people say. Someone else looks after the baby, her mother-in-law leaves her alone, her husband is away from home for long stretches, and her credit card has no limit. Her biggest problem is deciding 5.4kReads8.1Score31914d adds
- 125 How Shameless! You Asked to Break Up, Now You Want to Get Back Together? 贱不贱!你提的分手你又要求复合 [Ex-girlfriend regret and groveling + face-slapping power fantasy] Xu Yi spent seven years by the side of Huo Tingyu, the crown prince of Beijing’s elite circle. He doted on her and indulged her, turning her from a D-list actress into a hugely popular movie star. Everyone thought Huo Tingyu would never marry anyone but Xu Yi. Then, after a night of passion, he tossed her a check and broke things off. “I’m getting engaged. Don’t contact me again.” She quietly took the check, sold the villa he’d 3kReads7.3Score16814d adds
- 126 Spoiled and Swayed: I’m Determined to Win Over My Bankrupt Ex-Wife! 豢养诱哄:破产前妻我宠定你了! [Cool-Tempered, Wealthy-Heir Surgeon × Sweet, Down-and-Out Heiress from a Bankrupt Family] + [Both Chaste + Mild Angst + Second-Chance Romance + Intense Push and Pull + The Ex-Husband's Regret Comes Too Late] Yin Xi Yan never imagined that on the very first day she returned to China, she would be abducted and forced to repay her bankrupt father's debts after he took his own life, delivered straight to her ex-husband Jin Yan Lun's bed. “Since I've bought you, do your duty tonight.” She trembled a 962Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 127 After Falling for My Best Friend's Brother, He Willingly Surrenders to Me 和闺蜜的哥哥恋爱后,他甘愿臣服 [Devoted to each other] + [Age gap] + [Character growth] + [Mostly sweet with a little angst] Completed Zhou Si Li, the young master of the Zhou family, never imagined he’d fall for a young woman. From the moment he first saw her, he felt she was meant to be his. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into his home, and he took the opportunity to put her in the room next to his. As they spend day and night together, the young woman gradually lets down her guard, and love quietly takes root. Later, 686Reads7.2Score10914d adds
- 128 My Online Date Vanished, and My Boss Took a Cockroach to a Meeting 网恋对象消失了,老板转头带蟑螂去开会 My online dating partner vanished, and my boss turned around and brought a cockroach to a meeting 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Rose Bite Marks 玫瑰咬痕 Longing turned to sickness, and only you can cure me [Gentle, graceful medical student & capricious, wicked rich playboy] Qin Nian had a boyfriend under contract, a carefree rich second-generation heir. He was devilishly handsome, but his moods were unpredictable. Nothing could reach his heart, and he only teased her when he was in the mood. She had once been swept up in his reckless tenderness, but she understood that they were never meant to be together. When their contract expired, she sensi 1.8kReads9.2Score16014d adds
- 130 I’m Serious About Being a Kept Canary 做金丝雀我是认真的 Xia Tang graduated from the art department at A University, but a sudden family crisis drove her into the entertainment industry. Fair-skinned, gorgeous, and long-legged, she still can't get famous and remains a little-known actress at the very bottom of the industry. Agent: “What a waste of a pretty face. How come you can't get famous?” Xia Tang: “Doesn't matter, as long as I earn money.” (Oh no, unknown actresses don't seem to earn much. Sob!) Agent: “There's a way to make money. Are you in?” 3.2kReads9.1Score34614d adds
- 131 Three Years as Strangers in Marriage, Now My Ex Regrets It After Our Divorce 婚内陌路三年,离婚后前夫悔红眼 [The husband’s redemption, domineering CEO, love after marriage, stand-in, workplace] Three couples are here to sweep you off your feet. This million-word epic tells three very different stories of men trying to win back their wives. [Lin Keli and Zhao Muling] Four years of secret love and three years of marriage. Seven years of devotion end with divorce papers. Three years later, he returns home. How can he win her heart back? [Qiao Yuexin and Tang Shiyan] A fresh college graduate meets a big b 981Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 132 A Tamed Relationship 驯养关系 [Domineering, short-tempered heir to a powerful family × clear-headed, rational lawyer. The male lead is not chaste and acts like a total jerk and a shameless playboy early on. A true rogue-turned-devoted-lover story.] [Content warnings: 1. Lots of mistresses, so avoid if that bothers you. 2. The male lead has a fiancée. 3. The female lead is incredibly lucky, to an absurd degree, and somewhat saintly. 4. An unapologetically brainless wish-fulfillment story.] Jiang Wan went to Lu Huaiqi for mone 90Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 133 A Joyful First Meeting 相见乍欢 As a top actress with a powerful backer, Nan Yan is considerate, thoughtful, and almost always at someone's beck and call. When she discovers that the usually cold-faced but warm-hearted Fourth Master suddenly has a scheming young woman by his side who looks a lot like her, she decides to make her move. She can't bear to let the man who stole her heart at their very first meeting end up with someone else. As the heir to Kyoto's most powerful family, Lu Yanchu has always thought of Nan Yan as a p 2.3kReads8.9Score22414d adds
- 134 I Burn Brighter Than the Sun 我比骄阳炙热 [Youth + redemption + obsession + pure love + winning her back + happy ending] She poured out all her passion and all her pride, only to get one answer from Zhou Jiaze: “I’m sorry. I can’t leave her alone.” She pulled him out of the mire, only to fall into an abyss from which there was no escape. Nian Cen: “This was never a love that could come true. I crossed ten countries and flew over 19.88 million feet of oceans and mountains, all because I wanted to forget. It took me a long time to underst 53Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 135 Mr. Gu, Your Ex-Wife Is the Woman You’re Looking For 顾总,你的前妻就是你要找的人 The main story is almost finished. After months of fits and starts, I’ve finally completed it. Thank you all so much for your long-standing support! [Both leads are faithful + double angst + wealthy CEO + sweet romance + scheming + forced marriage and possessive love + mutual devotion + rekindled romance + the husband’s long road to winning his wife back] Ji Qing said, “We’re divorced. Why are you giving my boyfriend a hard time?” Gu Jueye rose unhurriedly. “I gave you a chance to break up with 858Reads9.0Score19514d adds
- 136 Mr. Xie’s Very Own White Tea 谢先生的专属白茶 [Cool, Refined Capital-Circle Tycoon x Sweet, Delicate Parasitic Vine] 1v1, a sugary-sweet romance (The story of an innocent, gentle heroine being doted on and raised by a powerful man from the capital's elite circle. A height difference, an age gap, and both are each other's first.) He is a powerful man standing at the pinnacle of influence in the capital's elite circle, while she is a parasitic vine left wilted by wind and rain. He builds an impregnable wall around her, keeping every storm out 14.9kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 137 Knowing Your Limits 分寸 When Wen Yan was like a ball of fire, trying to melt Gu Heng, all she got in return was: “It was just for fun. You didn’t actually think you could become Mrs. Gu, did you?” Later, when Wen Yan was utterly disillusioned and even wanted Gu Heng dead, Gu Heng said with deep devotion, “Even when you’re being bad, Yanyan, I still love you.” 2.4kReads8.4Score16314d adds
- 138 I Accidentally Handed the Class Rep the Love Letter Meant for the Teacher 误把给老师的情书,交给了课代表 I Accidentally Handed the Class Representative the Love Letter Meant for My Teacher 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Substitute Falls into Ruin! 替身沉沦! [The first volume of the print edition of The Stand-In's Downfall is now available] [The chase to win her back / Rivalry among men / Male stand-in / Powerful man bows his head] [Selfish and cold-hearted business heir VS fair-skinned beauty with delicate features and striking bone structure] At twenty, Jiang Xian fell in love with Lin Yuanzhou at first sight and became his unnamed, unacknowledged mistress. Three years passed, and Lin Yuanzhou still kept her by his side. People in their circle onc 23.4kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
- 140 Sweetly Hidden Love 娇藏蜜恋 [Both Pure, One-on-One] A nasty, handsome, arrogant rich boy vs. a spoiled, clingy canary girl + The long road to winning his wife back Award-winning actress Sheng Yi has been in show business for years. With her three rules, kiss double, bed double, and nude double, she has clinched the crown of “Queen of Water.” The media’s assessment of her is spot-on: “Mediocre acting, incredible resources. Who exactly is the mysterious sugar daddy behind her?” At a private banquet, someone shouts for Sheng 15kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 141 I Snagged My Roommate’s Sugar Daddy 合租室友的金主,被我拿下 [Complete novel, gold-digging heroine, realistic and flawed, down-to-earth, intense push and pull, the powerful man gives in, grounded in reality] Her roommate was kept by Mr. Chen, carrying designer handbags and using luxury face cream. After she turned down her roommate's charity, the door was locked behind her. The next day, her roommate said she'd gone to bed early and hadn't heard anyone knocking. But she knew the truth: her roommate had been home. Zhou Sui-sui looked at herself in the mirr 12.6kReads8.6Score1k14d adds
- 142 Forced Love: Keeping Him as My Caged Canary 强制宠爱:豢养他的金丝雀 Spoiled, down-on-her-luck little white rabbit × aloof, noble scion of a powerful family [Possessive Love + 12-Year Age Gap + Growing-Up Romance + Heroine Is a Delicate Beauty Like a Parasitic Vine, Spoiled and Willful, Bold Because She Knows She’s Loved + Fatherly Hero + Hero Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] The girl he had kept by his side since she was ten was standing by the flowerbed, smiling radiantly. She was even prettier than the flowers blooming toward the sun, but that smile wasn’t 2.5kReads8.2Score15914d adds
- 143 President Mu, Secretary Shen Says You've Crossed the Line 慕总,沈秘书说你越界了 [Flirtatious Tension + Love That Grows Over Time + Slow-Burning Romance] [Powerful Man Bows His Head + Mutual Firsts + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Happy Ending] Mu Beilin was born with everything. He was heir to a top conglomerate, possessed business acumen that left his peers in the dust, and wielded power enough to control everything. But he had a condition that made his skin reject contact with women. Whenever he touched one, his whole body broke out in red rashes. He thought he would 1.8kReads8.6Score13214d adds
- 144 The Gu Brothers Only Want Me 顾家哥哥非我不可 Xu Muqing’s parents sacrificed their lives to save the chairman of the Gu Group and his wife during an earthquake. Eight-year-old Xu Muqing was taken in and raised by the Gu family from then on. Xu Muqing had a secret, one she thought was sweet. She had fallen for Gu Yicheng, who was six years older than her. Gu Yicheng had always been cold and distant toward the girl who had come from outside the family. Her little crush took root in her heart. Just as Xu Muqing was about to confess her feeling 902Reads7.9Score10714d adds
- 145 Deep in the Thorns 荆棘深处 Li Mo and Tang Li were always just having fun together. Tang Li knew that. Tang Li was with Li Mo for the money. Li Mo knew that. They each got what they wanted, and got along peacefully enough. But in the end, when he went out of his way to protect her, she let herself hope for more and entertained feelings she shouldn't have had. So she couldn't blame him for kicking her out of his life. A great fire in Qingcheng took away the woman dearest to Young Master Li. After that, Young Master Li c 6.3kReads8.5Score55714d adds
- 146 A Rose to Tease Them All 肆撩玫瑰 A clever, bold, and beautiful woman with a captivating presence & a scheming, brooding, unhinged CEO [Substitute for His Moonlight + Pursuing His Wife at the Crematorium + Marriage Before Love + Mending a Broken Relationship] Su Nian first confessed to Xiao Jingyu when she was eighteen. He rejected her bluntly and without mercy, but she still loved him wholeheartedly for seven years. When their families arranged their marriage, she finally got what she wanted: she married into the Xiao family an 312Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 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
- 148 Why Is the Movie Emperor Eating His Way Back to His Ex? 影帝他怎么吃起回头草了? [Reserved, old-school gentleman VS sweet, soft young woman] [Chasing his wife after losing her + entertainment industry + secret romance + variety shows + sweet, doting romance] One drunken night, Li Xia gets involved with a top actor in the entertainment industry. By day, they act like strangers; by night, they’re inseparable. She becomes deeply immersed in their relationship. That is, until she hears him say, “We’re just bedmates. Marriage is out of the question.” Li Xia decisively ends things 170Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 149 I Was a Good Man 吾本良人 A dashing, carefree CEO vs. a beautiful, independent heiress "Arranged marriage from childhood, reunion after years apart, a little groveling, sweet romance" During college, Cheng Youqing thought her dashing, carefree childhood fiancé might have feelings for her. She even imagined all sorts of futures with him. Then, on his birthday, someone humiliated her and he did nothing. Cheng Youqing came to her senses in an instant and decisively cut off her feelings. Years later, they meet again. Cheng Y 2.1kReads8.8Score13414d adds
- 150 The Bride in My Place: Cold and Calculating Young Master Jin, Let’s Get a Divorce 替嫁娇妻:腹黑靳少请和离 [Love after marriage × Rekindled romance × The husband chases his wife to the crematorium] To pay her mother’s exorbitant medical bills, Lu Anran treats marriage as a business deal and marries Jin Hanyuan, the most privileged young master in T City. But once she moves in, he makes things difficult for her at every turn. She sighs, telling herself she’ll endure it until her mother recovers, then escape. But just as she starts drafting the divorce papers, he pins her firmly against the wall, hi 10.6kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

















































