Novels like My Heart Is Full of Gardenias, and I Can't Hide It
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- 51 A Concubine's Account 一个侍妾的自述 I was a concubine he rescued from the battlefield. His godlike rescue made me fall deeply in love with him. He traced my brows and eyes with his fingers. “How did you get a mole here?” But that mole had always been there. He had simply never taken a close look at me. 78Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 52 Never Forgotten, Never to Meet Again 念念不忘，再也不见 [Carefree bad-boy puppy × funny top student] Shen Nianyi affectionately hopped up and ruffled Xin Ke’s hair. “Tsk!” “Tsk!!!” Two storylines unfold in parallel: one is about youth, the other about reality. The flashbacks are heartbreaking, each one a fatal blow. Back then, Xin Ke said, “All right, my brilliant girl. You can be the boss of our place. You can do whatever you want, however you want. It’s up to you.” Later, Shen Nianyi looked at the arm wrapped around someone else and felt heartbroke 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Call Me Husband 叫声夫君 "Girl, call me husband, and I'll give you anything you want." "What will Brother Rui give me?" "My body. Want it?" Since ancient times, heroes have fallen for beautiful women. And she isn't even a hero, so there's no way she's getting past this one. She wants him. She's been longing to pounce on this breathtaking beauty for ages. The result of a man and woman alone together in one room is... she gets thoroughly devoured, not even a bone left behind. 222Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 54 CEO Shen, Please Behave: Your Spoiled Wife Is Hard to Win Back 沈总请自重之娇妻很难追 Years ago, the handsome and accomplished Shen Yixuan boldly confessed his feelings to his junior from college, Gu Ruohan, only to be rejected. Five years later, they ran into each other by chance. She needed his help, and he, a seasoned player in the business world, went straight to the point and told her what he wanted. “Marry me. Be Mrs. Shen,” he said with a smile. Since a sincere confession hadn't worked back then, he didn't mind forcing her hand a little. After they married, he hid his love 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Physiological True Love 生理性纯爱 Instinctive True Love 15.9kReads—Score27314d adds
- 56 Is Seafood Poisonous? No, It's People's Hearts That Are Poisonous 海鲜有毒？不，是人心太毒 Is Seafood Poisonous? No, People Are Just Too Poisonous —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Reborn, I Livestreamed My Best Friend's Trip to the Gallows 重生后，我直播送闺蜜上刑场 Reborn, I livestream my best friend’s walk to the gallows —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Marquis’s Abandoned Daughter Makes a Comeback 侯府弃女逆袭 The Marquis's Abandoned Daughter Makes a Comeback 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 So Alluring, So Wild! My Flash-Married Husband Leaves Me Weak in the Knees 撩欲！够野！被闪婚老公撩到腿软 [Both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + marriage before love + doting husband + age gap] [Soft, sweet little wife and a gentle, fatherly CEO] Wen Wan grew up in a family that favored boys over girls. Having been starved of affection since childhood, she finally met someone she could entrust her whole life to. The supposedly cold Fu Jinzhou dotes on her after they marry, and his parents treat her like their own daughter. If marriage is a gamble, then Wen Wan won. Later, a rumor a 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Snowfall in South City 南城积雪 Snowfall in the Southern City 138Reads—Score1114d adds
- 61 A Secret Crush: That Summer 《暗恋·在那个夏天》 Secret Crush: That Summer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Stale Marshmallows 过期棉花糖 Stale Marshmallows 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 That’s All There Is to It 仅此而已 That's All 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 I Married an Immortal Venerable 拐个仙尊当相公 There are beauties aplenty in Jiangnan, not for the sake of overturning kingdoms, but simply because beautiful women are everywhere. A free-spirited, dissolute young scholar never expected to meet him one day, setting the gears of fate in motion. 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 65 Chasing the Startling Swan with Sword Shadows 剑影逐惊鸿 Chasing the Stunning Swan Through Sword Shadows 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 On Our Blind Date, I Married My Own CEO 相亲当天，我闪婚了自家总裁 [Completed ❤️ Contract marriage + marriage first, love later + both leads are each other’s only one + cold and aloof in public, doting husband in private] [Petite, clingy little minx VS cold, poker-faced CEO] Thirty-two-year-old Ren Xue’er had been single her whole life. Finally unable to withstand her parents’ relentless pressure to get married, she agreed to a match and married herself off, hoping to escape her suffocating family. Who would have thought her first blind date would be her own co 66Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 67 The Beauty at My Lodgings 落榻美人 I’m a maid in the Marquis’s household. After the eldest young master attended his fiancée’s coming-of-age ceremony, he fell from his horse on the way home and was left paralyzed. His fiancée broke off their engagement, and his former classmates stopped visiting. The young master lost the will to live. The old madam chose me to bring him good luck through marriage. My fellow maids pitied me, not knowing that I had loved him for a long time. This is a short story. 201Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 68 Firefly Secret Love 萤火秘恋 Marriage First, Love Later + Powerful CEO from a Wealthy Family + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending + One-on-One Romance Independent, easygoing fashion designer Mu Qingyi × Gentle, modest business tycoon Song Jianan To placate their elders, Mu Qingyi agreed to a two-year contract marriage with Song Jianan. At first, they both intended to honor the contract and keep their relationship as “cold” as ice. But Song Jianan kept running into Mu Qingyi time and again, always generously st 147Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 69 After the Poor Little Thing Ran Away from Her Wedding, the Richest Man's Husband Carried Her Off and Spoiled Her 小可怜逃婚后，首富老公抱走狂宠 [Mutual First Love, Marriage Before Love, No Angst, All-Out Devotion] Bai Shiyao and Mu Cheng have a misunderstanding the first time they meet, so they impulsively get married, each with their own needs, and agree to a fake marriage. One night, Bai Shiyao gazes fondly at Mu Cheng in his arms. "Wifey, since you said we even have a child together, why don't we make it official?" Mu Cheng's eyes dart around, unable to look at his captivatingly handsome face. "Mr. Bai, we're only pretending to be ma 12Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 70 My Family Bullied Me, My Childhood Friend Betrayed Me, and the Tyrant Prince? I Took Them All Down Myself 全家欺我，竹马负我，暴君王爷？我凭自身手撕全场 My family betrayed me, my childhood sweetheart let me down, and the tyrant prince came after me? I’ll take them all on myself —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 I Rented a "Crazy Wife" in Thailand 我在泰国租了个“疯妻” I Rented a “Crazy Wife” in Thailand 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Love Is His Game, but President Gu Insists on Spoiling Her 以爱为棋，顾总他偏要宠 Playing love as a game, Mr. Gu insists on spoiling her 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 A Country Girl Who Raises Pigs Falls for a Young Master from Beijing’s Elite Circle Online 农村养猪妹网恋遇上京圈太子爷 A Pig-Farming Country Girl Falls for a Young Master from Beijing’s Elite Circle Online 13.1kReads—Score14614d adds
- 74 My Mr. Moon 我的月亮先生 My Mr. Moon 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Love Her Forever 《永远爱她》 Always Love Her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Bro, I’m Your Dad, and I Have Proof 兄弟我是你爸爸，我有证据 Bro, I’m Your Dad. I Have Proof. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 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 200Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 78 Qingqing, Please Take Pity on Me 卿卿求语怜 [Sweet Romance + Broken Mirror Mended + Both Pure, 1v1 + Each Other’s First Love] “Date me?” “Sure.” “Marry me?” “Sure.” If Tang Wan had known that this would be how they started again after reuniting, she never would have been so willful back then. She’d spent half a year chasing after him before finally pulling the aloof top student off his pedestal. They’d barely had time to enjoy being in love when a petty disagreement led to a breakup. Then came the whole package: transferring schools, leav 192Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 79 A Breeze Like Me 清风如我 [Powerful workplace CEO + devoted to each other + sweet romance + destined love] The man she accidentally picked up on a rainy night became her immediate boss. The CEO, Xiang Yao, suffered a heart attack and nearly died on the street. Weiwei saved his life by taking him home. When Jiangcheng’s largest translation company began hiring, Xiang Yao immediately recognized Weiwei as the girl who had saved his life. Though she wasn’t the most qualified, he hired her and kept her close, taking her o 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Pick Up Your Dignity, Little Pear! 捡起你的节操！小梨子！ [Sweet romance + Powerful CEO + Healing and doting + One-on-one + He pursues her + Secret crush] * A naturally spirited young woman X a refined and gentle CEO * Xiu Shunian has been secretly in love with Ji Li for ages. At first, he doesn't dare make a move, so all he can do is quietly protect her from the shadows. Later, he learns that his own mother actually asked Little Pear to seduce him. Xiu Shunian: “Well, since Mom's given me this chance, I won't hold back!” “Tomorrow I'll say Ji Li is my 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Sir, Take It Easy 先生，轻点撩 She gave him a sarcastic, chilly smile. “Zhao Wenhao, don’t forget, I’m already pregnant with your child.” 1.9kReads9.3Score8514d adds
- 82 The Piano Music Coming from Next Door 隔壁传来的钢琴声 The Piano Music Coming from Next Door 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 You Give Me Deep Love, and I'll Protect You for the Rest of Your Life 你许我情深，我护你余生 You Give Me Deep Love, and I’ll Protect You for the Rest of Your Life 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Kindred Spirits in a Godforsaken Place: How Are Fake Heiresses and Fake Young Masters Not a Perfect Match? 低山臭水遇知音，假千金假少爷怎么不算配呢 Even a Fake Heiress and a Fake Young Master Can Make a Perfect Match 3.8kReads—Score9314d adds
- 85 I Am a Fox Spirit 我是一只狐狸精 I'm a Fox Spirit 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 After the Foolish Young Lady Goes Bankrupt 笨蛋大小姐破产以后 After the Foolish Young Lady Goes Bankrupt 5.9kReads—Score16414d adds
- 87 Riding a Foreign Horse 骑洋马 Riding a Foreign Horse —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 A 138,000 Yuan Bride Price: A Mistaken Marriage That Begins a Fate Across Time 13万8彩礼，一场错嫁开启跨时空宿命 A 138,000-yuan bride price, and a mistaken marriage sets a fate spanning time and space in motion. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 A Brilliant, Fleeting Romance 灿烂而短暂的恋爱 A brilliant but fleeting romance 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 After Our Quick Marriage, My Ex’s Uncle Sweetly Dotes on Me 闪婚后，被前任小叔温柔甜哄 [Marriage first, love later + Long-planned romance + Both are each other's first and only + Mutual healing + Age gap] In a single night, Wen Ge's father dies by suicide, the family business goes bankrupt, and she becomes a fallen heiress. To make matters worse, her ex-boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend, and the scandal makes the news. Before long, Wen Ge becomes everyone's laughingstock. She thinks she has no one to rely on, but then she secretly marries Second Master Bo, a powerful fi 39Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 91 A Stir in the Darkness 黑暗中的悸动 A Stir in the Darkness —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 He Faked His Death to Hide His Love, and She Chased Him Down to Expose the Lie 他假死藏深情，她追夫破谎言 He fakes his death to hide his devotion; she chases him down and exposes his lies 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Toad Everyone at School Mocked Easily Won the Campus Beauty’s Heart 全校都在讥讽的癞蛤蟆，轻松得到校花 The Toad Everyone at School Mocked Easily Won the Campus Belle 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Villainess and the Villain Got Their Happy Ending 恶毒女配和反派he了 The Wicked Female Lead and the Villain Got Their Happy Ending 860Reads—Score3414d adds
- 95 Thanks, You Scumbag Husband! 渣男老公，谢谢你！ Thank You, You Scumbag Husband! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Hearing President Lu's Inner Monologue 听见陆总的内心戏 [Marriage first, love later + secret crush + showbiz + mind-reading + slow-burn romance] [Cool, aloof actress X gentle, reserved tech tycoon] Chi Mengli is a well-behaved young woman who ran away from home halfway through her life. Just when marriage was the last thing a female star could afford to be tied down by, she met the perfect candidate for a secret marriage. After waking up from a car accident, she unexpectedly discovers that she can hear other people’s thoughts. She joins Mr. Lu on a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 I Thought It Was New Year’s, but It Turned Out I Was Being Bullied 以为过年了，原来是被霸凌了 I Thought It Was Chinese New Year, but It Turned Out I Was Being Bullied 5.2kReads—Score12414d adds
- 98 One Kiss Worth a Hundred Billion 一吻抵百亿 One Kiss Is Worth a Hundred Billion 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 The General's Road to Winning Back His Wife 将军的追妻火葬场 The General's Road to Winning Back His Wife 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Sweet Romance: Falling in Love with a Scheming CEO 甜宠：和腹黑总裁恋爱了 [Sweet romance, no angst + face-slapping and regret + devoted couple, 1v1 + slow burn + fiercely protective husband + doting husband + happy ending] A cunning, aloof yet warmhearted and gentle CEO VS a kindhearted, sweet, innocent assistant When they first met, the refined and aristocratic CEO warned her not to entertain any improper thoughts about him. When he saw her getting close to another man, he said coldly, “Romance is not allowed in the office.” Later, he could hardly wait to proclaim 613Reads7.1Score10314d adds
