Novels like Haunted by Longing and Desire
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Haunted by Longing and Desire, best match first.
- 1 After a Flash Marriage, Young Master Gu Dotes on His Wife to the Point of Obsession 闪婚后，顾少独宠娇妻上瘾 [Arranged Marriage to Love➕Long-Planned Romance➕Both Pure➕A Spoiling Romance] A story about a scheming, icy gray wolf who slowly devours a gentle little white rabbit. Her romantic rival pays to get her trending, and her Weibo comment section is overrun by the rival’s fans. Before long, she’s facing more than twenty thousand abusive comments. Just as she prepares to bear it all alone… What! Mr. Gu actually spends six hundred yuan to get his Weibo account verified just for her, then jumps int 208Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 2 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—Score109Shelves
- 3 President Fu's Fussy Little Wife 傅总的作精小娇妻 [Powerful CEO × spoiled heiress] [Marriage first, love later; age gap; Hong Kong tycoon heir × Beijing socialite princess] Fu Huaiyuan comes from a prominent Hong Kong family. People describe him as noble and aloof, cold-hearted and unfeeling. Yet his handsome looks still have the daughters of countless powerful families falling for him. Unfortunately, he married young. Zhou Ruoyan is the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in Beijing. She's rich, beautiful, and adored by everyone. Pampered as sh 267Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 4 A Care Manual for Gummy Bear 小熊软糖饲养手册 [Mutual healing × secret love comes true × long-planned romance × marriage first, love later × foodie sweetheart × scheming heartthrob × honest communication × both leads are devoted to each other] In her senior year of high school, Su Tang awkwardly fell for her childhood friend, Shen Xiting. Desperate to chase that bright light, the food-loving girl went to great lengths to lose weight. At university, she finally worked up the courage to confess, only to be left even more lost and full of self 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Gentle Control 温柔掌控 [Marriage First, Love Later + Long-Laid Plans + Sweet Romance + Healing] [Gentle Yet Strong Classical Beauty x Scheming, Sinister Business Tycoon] Meng Yousheng, the cherished daughter of the Meng family of Beicheng, had skin like ice and bones like jade, with an ethereal grace. Her beauty seemed otherworldly, and she was hailed as a classical beauty rarely seen in a century. People said that Miss Meng was delicate, gentle, and indifferent to worldly affairs. She needed a husband with an equall 771Reads8.6Score104Shelves
- 6 A Tipsy Seduction: The Abstinent Uncle Grips the Blind Girl by the Waist and Coaxes Her into a Kiss 醉撩，小瞎子被禁欲小叔掐腰诱吻 [A male lead who has been plotting this for ages + the second male lead desperately chasing his wife + maximum tension + both leads are each other's only partners] [Cool, delicate beauty with a wild side, an artisan of traditional intangible cultural heritage incense blending × seductive, scheming, insatiable, refined scoundrel of a faux-cold Buddhist] Wen Jiu lost her sight and was taken in by the Yan family, becoming Yan Sirang's little shadow. But on the day she confessed her feelings, she ov 136Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 7 A Prestigious Family Alliance: Young Master Li's Beloved 豪门联姻之厉少的心尖宠 [Marriage between wealthy families × marriage first, love later × devoted husband × sweet romance] A bombshell came out of the capital: the Crown Prince was marrying into the Su family, one of the capital's five great families, setting off a media frenzy. Everyone in the capital knew that the Su family's young lady was an incomparable beauty, blessed with both beauty and brains, and hailed as the capital's number one beauty. The Crown Prince was famously cold and heartless, leading everyone to w 774Reads8.2Score100Shelves
- 8 After We Married, I Learned My Husband Had Been Plotting to Win Me All Along 结婚后，发现老公对我蓄谋已久 [Both leads are devoted only to each other; bright, independent heiress × calculating, devoted CEO; the heroine falls in love after marriage; the hero’s secret crush comes true; sweet romance; happy ending] When the news broke that the Ming family, the richest in Shanghai, and the Ho family, a century-old Hong Kong dynasty, were joining their families through marriage, it caused a stir both on the mainland and in Hong Kong. Everyone lamented that this was yet another loveless business alliance. 1.2kReads7.4Score101Shelves
- 9 A Gentle Summer Embrace 温柔哄夏 [Rating just launched and will rise later] [Marriage first, love later + age gap + male lead has been plotting for a long time + intensely sweet pampering + mutual pining comes true + both leads are virgins + everyday sweetness] [Dominating, devoted tycoon * cool, gentle pianist] Everyone thinks that Fu Mingyu, a top figure among the powerful and wealthy, looks down on everything. Until he spends a fortune at an auction to buy a top-of-the-line crystal piano worth tens of millions. Facing the ca 480Reads8.2Score107Shelves
- 10 You Move Me More Than the Moonlight 你比月光动人 [Marriage first, love later + mutual devotion + both leads devoted to each other + sweet romance + powerful leads] [The male lead doesn't smoke, has no old flame, speaks his mind, pursues the woman he likes, isn't tsundere, and doesn't act like a big shot] Everyone in their circle knows that Ling Yihan, the second young master of the Ling family, avoids women and thinks too highly of himself. Any woman who tries to get close to him ends up leaving in a sorry state. But a man like that agreed t 1.3kReads8.8Score100Shelves
- 11 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 269Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 12 Mr. Gu's Journey to Spoiling His Wife 顾少的宠妻之路 [Modern romance x marriage before love x domineering CEO x devoted husband x wealthy families x sweet romance] Lin Xueyao, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, was born into one of the Four Great Families and doted on by her parents. Her three older brothers also protect her at every turn. She's never known hardship. The only bitter thing in her life is the taste of iced Americano. Gu Ciyuan, the future head of the Gu family, one of the Four Great Families, has been cold and ruthless since ch 415Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Crossing the Line After Marriage 婚后犯规 [Marriage first, love later + secret crush comes true + intense push and pull + both leads are each other’s only one] Clear-eyed jewelry designer × straightforward CEO of a publicly listed company Wen Wan has someone she secretly loves, a white moonlight in her heart. She’s terribly greedy: she doesn’t just want to admire him and love him, she wants to possess him. Wen Wan dug a pit and waited for him to step into it. After they married, she approached her husband, their relationship little more 1kReads8.5Score122Shelves
- 14 Mr. Fu Has Ulterior Motives and Plays His Moves Step by Step 居心不净，傅先生他步步为营 [Sweet romance]+ [Marriage before love + secret crush comes true]+ [Gentle little bunny × restrained, deranged CEO]+ [Both virgins] Fu Yushen found Qi Nian crying miserably on the street in the pouring rain. Late at night, at a hotel. A powerful CEO from a wealthy family and a beautiful, down-on-her-luck star. What happened between them goes without saying. Many people said Fu Yushen was just having fun and would eventually marry a well-bred socialite from a family like his own. Others said Fu Y 969Reads9.1Score108Shelves
- 15 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 3.9kReads6.9Score335Shelves
- 16 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 244Reads—Score110Shelves
- 17 Secret Seduction: Mrs. He Went to See Her Puppy-Like Boy Toy Again 暗诱：贺太太又去找小奶狗了 [Older, restrained, secretly passionate man x foxy heiress] [Main story complete] (First marriage, then love; devoted to each other; long-planned romance; eight-year age gap; male lead is thirty.) Wen Yuwan was determined to collect boyfriends from 197 different countries. Her grand plan had barely begun when it was cut short before it could get off the ground. One little red marriage certificate put an end to all her wicked ideas. He Tingzhou, of the century-old He family of the capital, stood 1.4kReads8.9Score126Shelves
- 18 Playing Sweet to Steal a Kiss: My Sickly Uncle Goes Wild Spoiling Me After Our Whirlwind Wedding 装乖骗吻：闪婚病娇小叔发疯宠 [Clearheaded, decisive female doctor ✖️ scheming heir to a financial empire] [Marriage before love | Secret crush | Sweet romance | Both leads are chaste | Powerful tycoon bows his head] “Keeping our marriage secret is fine, but hiding me away is not.” Outside the operating room, Guan Qiyue witnessed her fiancé betray her with her own sister. That night, tipsy and unsteady, she sank onto the lap of her fiancé's uncle, Lu Nanxun. Putting on a meek, aggrieved look, she said, “Uncle Lu, they've all 3.3kReads7.2Score370Shelves
- 19 Deadly Tenderness 致命温宠 Everyone knew that Li Beichen had no attachments, no weaknesses, and no compassion. He was cold-blooded and seemed to lack all human emotion and desire. But Su Jin knew him as gentle and charming. He would coax her softly, and if she wanted the stars, he would go and pluck them from the sky. He had loved her for so long that she could only spend her whole life repaying him. [A Little Bonus Scene]✎: Mrs. Li was pregnant. Someone came rushing back from abroad, grinning from ear to ear for days 1.5kReads8.8Score115Shelves
- 20 Love Should Be Ten Out of Ten Sweet 爱要十分甜 [Devoted to each other: pampered heiress + deeply devoted CEO who has been plotting for a long time] "Long-planned love + unrequited love fulfilled + sweet romance after marriage" Lin Yanjing nodded earnestly. “Mm. You have no idea how impressive you are now.” “No matter how impressive I am, I still have to bow down to you!” Song Yuheng lifted his head and kissed her. He honors his parents and respects his rivals, He stands above the rest, proud and aloof, Yet he willingly bows down to Lin 400Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 21 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 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Arrogant Little Drama Queen and the Abstinent CEO: A Love Story 骄纵小作精，禁欲总裁宠妻成瘾 [Marriage first, love later × Two powerful families × Secret love fulfilled × Long-planned romance] News of the marriage alliance between the Cen and Sheng families sends shockwaves through Beijing’s elite circles. Everyone knows the Cen family’s young heiress is dazzlingly beautiful, but spoiled and willful. No one dares to cross her. With the Sheng family patriarch gravely ill, a battle over the inheritance breaks out within the family. To get what he wants, Sheng Tangzhou, the Sheng family’s 3.9kReads8.7Score403Shelves
- 23 After I Ran Away from My Wedding, the Possessive CEO Tricked Me Home and Spoiled Me 逃婚后，被禁欲霸总骗回家宠 The rating is low because there aren’t many reviews, but completion rates are high. Read with confidence! [Love after marriage + long-laid plans + sweet devotion] A calculating, celibate CEO & a pampered heiress To escape an arranged marriage, Xia Anyiao went abroad to study. Now, summoned home in a hurry, the fallen heiress puts everything she has into getting close to the man in City C who strikes fear into everyone’s hearts. Then she realizes he’s the very man she met in Italy! Even more shoc 278Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 24 Beijing Marriage: Seduction and Spoiling 京婚诱宠 [The short drama Hidden Marriage Trial of Love: Lost in His Tenderness is now available. If you enjoy the novel, go watch it~] Marriage first, love later | Powerful man learns to bend | Both leads are inexperienced | Sweet everyday romance The first time Qiao Yingxin met Huo Linzhou, the man was cool and aloof, completely out of place amid the bar’s raucous crowd. On a whim, she flirted with him and took him home. The second time they met, they sat across a negotiating table, became a coup 1.3kReads8.2Score159Shelves
- 25 Indeed, I Have a Wife 确有妻也 An elegant, calculating power player from Beijing’s elite circles × a cool-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside beauty from Jiangnan He falls for her first, and his secret crush comes true. She falls for him over time. [Age gap. Everyday life. A slow-burn romance. Both are inexperienced.] They say Feng Que, head of the powerful Feng family in Beijing, is a shrewd and ruthless man. Still young, he has already risen to a position of great power. Handsome but aloof and indifferent, he keeps women at 138Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 26 Mrs. Shen, Take It Easy 沈太太，轻点作 [Sweet Romance]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Childhood Sweethearts]+ [Domineering CEO] For the sake of her family, Ji Ruanuan married Shen Yu. She thought it was just a business marriage: they would put on a show of affection in public and loathe each other in private. But she discovered that Shen Yu had planned everything from the start. A wife he'd schemed to win was naturally someone he'd cherish above all else. The famous Young Master Shen of Beicheng only asks that Mrs. Shen go a little easier 2.2kReads9.0Score145Shelves
- 27 Using His Power to Force a Marriage 仗势欺婚 [Bright, romantic heiress × scheming, aloof, and desireless business tycoon] Ruan Fu was spoiled and willful, a little princess indulged by her family. The only hardship she had ever faced was being forced into an arranged marriage with a man she didn’t love, Zhao Jingnian. Though he was the leading figure among Beicheng’s elite, he was seven years older than her. This powerful, old-fashioned man was dull and clueless about romance. He looked like the sort who wouldn’t know how to treat a woman 92.7kReads9.1Score12.4kShelves
- 28 Enticing Embrace 诱缠 Both leads are each other's first and only love, with no angst throughout. [Delicate, sweet, and playful woman ✘ aloof, proud, and scheming powerhouse] After returning from studying abroad, Shen Muqing did two things that sent shockwaves through the city. First, she married the man every woman in Rongcheng coveted. Second, she smoothly inherited the position of CEO of the Shen Group. Yet before long, news kept emerging that the Shen Group was losing money. To recover the losses and save face, Sh 2.4kReads9.0Score341Shelves
- 29 Don't Coax Me 不要诱哄我 [Unruly Young Master x Spoiled, Temperamental Princess] A sweet romance about falling in love after marriage Zhou Yi'an was flamboyant, carefree, and unruly, taking no one seriously. He was notorious for being impossible to deal with. He was the Zhou family's only son. His family was wealthy, with generations of merchants, and held a prominent position in City B. Yet he agreed to marry Lin Ruojiang. Everyone knew he had cherished a woman in his heart for years, so why would he marry someone as s 12.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
- 30 A Joyful Beijing Wedding: Why Is Young Master He Being So Stubborn Today? 京婚有禧，贺少今天不嘴硬 [The score is low because there aren't many ratings yet. It will go up.] [Both leads are inexperienced + Fast-paced opening + Marriage before love] [Well-behaved, level-headed adopted daughter VS cunning, aloof young master] When news of the Song and He families’ arranged marriage spread across the capital, the Songs’ adopted daughter, Song Zhining, had just stepped off a plane. She had spent eight years studying medicine abroad. The quietest presence in the Song family, she had not been told ab 7.5kReads8.8Score817Shelves
- 31 Master He of Beijing’s Elite Circle Kissed His Darling Until She Cried Again 京圈鹤爷又把掌心娇娇亲哭了 [Top-tier capital-circle heiress’s Daddy, Jiangnan family’s beloved princess | Cold, fatherly man, dazzling beauty with a delicate heart] [Age gap | Marriage first, love later | Sweet romance | Both devoted only to each other] Just after returning home, Chu Rong learns that she has been promised in marriage to He Yu, heir to one of the capital’s most prestigious families. Her response to this match that everyone envies is just four words: “I want to break off the engagement!” Later, at a high-je 7.1kReads7.7Score696Shelves
- 32 We Agreed to Divorce in Six Months: President Lu, Why Are You Crying? 说好半年后离婚：陆总你怎么哭了 [Marriage first, love later + he falls first + clear-headed heroine + both leads have only ever been with each other] Bright and clear-headed × proud and secretly passionate The young Master Lu is proud, stubborn, and against marriage. He swore he would never spend his life orbiting a woman or become a henpecked husband. But his mother forced him to marry Xia Chuxin, shattering his dream of staying single. On the very first day of their marriage registration, Young Master Lu laid down the rules: 3.9kReads8.8Score345Shelves
- 33 A Love Affair in the Capital 京婚沉瘾 Love After Marriage | A Sweet, Slow-Burn Romance | Six-Year Age Gap | Both Are Inexperienced Cool, delicate beauty x Wealthy young gentleman from Beijing - The most rational thing Jian Heng ever did was agree to an arranged marriage. His family business needed it, and his elders expected it. All he needed was a wife in name only, someone who would save him trouble and stay out of his affairs. At the civil affairs bureau, he calmly signed the agreement. The woman across from him, Jiang Shan, was 1.7kReads8.0Score151Shelves
- 34 Tea Mist and Button Knots 茶雾氤盘扣 [Mutual First Love] [Marriage Before Love] [Marriage Alliance Between Wealthy Families] [Slow-Burn, Sweet Romance] A gentle, jade-like guiding lover ✖️ a straightforward, easily flustered beauty in a qipao When Wen Shuyu married Pei Qingxun, she thought of it only as fulfilling an engagement arranged by their elders. Before the wedding, the man had said, "Let's treat each other with respect and courtesy," and she had nodded in agreement. Though Pei Qingxun's face was very attractive to her, sh 7.8kReads9.0Score990Shelves
- 35 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, 3.7kReads6.8Score349Shelves
- 36 After We Married, Mr. Pei Couldn't Stop Clinging to Her 结婚后，裴先生黏她上瘾 [Marriage between wealthy families, marriage before love, sweet romance, no misunderstandings] At first, Pei Chen and Nan Ci both thought this would be a contractual marriage that would end amicably. Pei Chen wanted the Nan family’s resources, while Nan Ci needed the Pei family’s protection. Each would get what they needed, and both would benefit. Once their three-year marriage was over, they could still meet and chat like old friends. Who could have guessed that both of them would fall in 376Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 37 The Madam Is a Handful After Marriage: She Grabs the CEO by the Neck and Kisses Him 夫人婚后很闹心，掐着总裁脖子亲 [Soft, sweet, innocent little bunny × cold-blooded, ruthless, powerful tycoon] [Devoted husband + losing control of his restraint + intensely possessive + overt flirting and subtle seduction + both are pure + financial tycoon] Everyone in the imperial capital knows he is its most distinguished man. No one can rival his power, wealth, or status! He wields immense power, is ruthless and decisive, and is cold and merciless. He never gets involved with women! But in Luo Yunwei’s eyes, he’s a shamele 94Reads7.0Score103Shelves
- 38 The Spoiled Beauty: Mr. Zhou’s Most Cherished One 娇纵美人：周先生的心尖宠 [Capital’s Elite Heir × Qipao Designer] [Cool and elegant × Radiant, spoiled beauty] Zhou Lingjing, the cool, abstinent young heir of one of the capital’s most distinguished families, is getting engaged to Su Zhaotang, the eldest daughter of the Su family! But no one knows that when Su Zhaotang was three, her parents left her with the Zhou family in the capital for a while because they were busy with business abroad. Back then, the fair, fluffy little dumpling was practically glued to Young Mas 9.2kReads9.2Score723Shelves
- 39 The Beauty Called Off Her Engagement, and the Chaste Tycoon Lost His Cool 人间尤物退婚后，禁欲大佬折了腰 [Marriage first, love later + long-planned seduction + sizzling chemistry + sweet romance + both leads are each other's only ones] A gorgeous, sharp-tongued beauty * a scheming, abstinent, secretly passionate big shot. Leng Hua and her first love, Song Yan, were deeply in love and had gotten engaged early. Then the Leng family went bankrupt. Song Yan said, “Hua Hua, wait a little longer for the wedding. Once I've taken care of my family's affairs, I'll marry you.” And so Leng Hua waited, with no 4.2kReads9.1Score422Shelves
- 40 The Spoiled Young Lady of a Wealthy Family 豪门作精大小姐 The marriage alliance between the Ji and Ni families sent shockwaves through Mancheng's elite social circles. The media went wild with coverage, and everyone wondered how Ji Heng could possibly put up with Ni Xiang, the spoiled, willful young heiress who loved making a scene. Ni Xiang: “? I want to know too! Maybe there's something wrong with him??” After marrying into the Ji family, she made a scene every day, but Ji Heng always managed to bring her to heel. Little by little, this seemingly fa 4.7kReads8.7Score290Shelves
- 41 The Evening Breeze Kisses Hong Kong Island 晚风吻港岛 [Refined Hong Kong Tycoon × Pure-Hearted Little Melon]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Both Leads Are Inexperienced]+ [Older Man]+ [Secret Crush] When the eldest daughter of the main branch runs away on the eve of the wedding, Lin Yuzhi, the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, is pushed forward, to marry her wealthy future brother-in-law, Lu Jingyao, and preserve the prestige of the Lu and Lin families in Hong Kong society. The public mocks her as a “substitute bride,” while Lu Jingyao see 15Reads—Score118Shelves
- 42 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 32.3kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves
- 43 Help! My Arranged Marriage Husband Came Home and Flirts with Me Every Day 救！联姻老公回国后天天撩我 Best Friends Series, Book 1: Spoiled by Him [Double wealthy families + sweet romance + one-on-one, both leads have no prior relationships + happy ending + married first, fall in love later + long-laid plans] [Truly haughty rose of a young lady vs. seemingly aloof heir to a powerful family] Jiang Zhi, eldest daughter of the Jiang family of Beicheng, is hailed as the most dazzling rose in the city: breathtakingly beautiful, bold and uninhibited, and accustomed to getting away with anything on the 7.5kReads9.2Score665Shelves
- 44 Falling in Love with the Ice-Cold CEO After a Wedding First 和冰山CEO先婚后爱了 [A true marriage-first, love-later romance + sweet indulgence + older male lead + everyday life] [Powerful, high-ranking, celibate CEO x cool, aloof financial news anchor] Their grandfathers arrange a match, and the two get married after just one meeting and a week of knowing each other. They both think of it as nothing more than a marriage of convenience. Then comes the classic “I didn’t know I’d like it this much” moment... After they marry, they share a bed. The next morning, Wen Yan wakes up 30.3kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
- 45 He'd Planned It for Years, and the Capital's Top Heir Forced Me to Marry Him 蓄谋已久，我被京圈太子强娶了 [Sweet, clearheaded young artist who acts obediently × calculating, devoted heir] [Mutual pining + madly in love but still falling for each other after marriage + male lead has been plotting for ages + second male lead's redemption arc] - Lin Miao thought Zhou Ze'an would be her salvation. Until she heard him say in a mocking tone, “A useless woman is only good for marrying and keeping at home.” Lin Miao called off the engagement without hesitation and walked away. But halfway down the road, she 2.1kReads8.2Score261Shelves
- 46 A Kiss for My Love 吻心上 Gorgeous troublemaker × aloof bad boy [Not a strong female lead | Marriage Before Love | The husband chases his wife | Some coercive elements] Lu Yubei stands at the very top of Jingjiang’s elite circles. His methods are ruthless and merciless, yet his handsome face makes countless noblewomen in Jingjiang swoon. They’ve been married for nearly a year, but Yun Wei has only seen him twice. She barely knows her husband in name, and still has to pretend they’re a loving couple in front of his grandf 4.6kReads8.8Score477Shelves
- 47 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 3.6kReads9.1Score397Shelves
- 48 Just a Marriage Alliance? Sorry, He’s Madly in Love! 只是联姻？不好意思，他超爱！ [Love after marriage + secret crush + long-laid plans + both devoted to each other + happy ending] Lu Yanci, the capital's most eligible heir, was aloof by nature, decisive and ruthless, and impossibly high above everyone else. Wen Ruanqing, the only daughter of the Wen family in Jiangnan, was a stunning beauty. Rumor had it she never left the house and was well-behaved and cold. Who could have guessed that the first time they met, Lu Yanci would run into her at a nightclub while she was hiring 6.6kReads9.0Score782Shelves
- 49 Excessive Indulgence 过分沉溺 [Marriage first, love later + secret crush comes true + mutual salvation + devoted to each other, one-on-one] (The heroine seems sweet and gentle but is independent and clear-headed inside; the hero is no typical domineering CEO; she has a secret crush on him; slow burn.) Pei Yu was aloof and indifferent by nature, and he looked down on women even more. Everyone in his circle wondered what kind of woman could possibly win the heart of this unattainable man. Later, he fell out with the Pei family 7.9kReads9.2Score692Shelves
- 50 Peace and Happiness Every Year 岁岁皆安 (Complete | Short, healing, sweet romance | Warmhearted, kind designer x Gentle, fatherly CEO) Song Shisui and Jiang Lin'an had known each other since childhood. Their families were close friends. Jiang Lin'an was best friends with her older brother, and she thought he had only looked after her in high school because of her brother. When they got married, she thought it was merely a marriage of convenience, with both families getting what they wanted. She never imagined it was the fulfillment of 1.6kReads9.2Score188Shelves
