Novels like A Banner's Farewell
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Banner's Farewell, best match first.
- 101 She Remarried the Mad Prince, and Her Cheongsam Beauty Set the Capital Ablaze 改嫁疯批太子爷，旗袍美人艳翻京圈 [Cool, stunning beauty in a qipao with a fragile constitution VS scheming, unhinged young master of Beijing’s elite] [Mad dog turns into a loyal hound] [One-on-one, both virgins] Song Qingyou was born with the bones of a beauty. Her dazzling looks made her famous throughout the capital, yet she had been sickly since childhood, as delicate and fragile as a precious porcelain doll. When she divorced, everyone assumed that without Fu Tingshen’s protection, this frail beauty would never find a footh 4.4kReads9.2Score47514d adds
- 102 Your Heart Is Like the Moon 卿心似月 A steady, straightforward police chief × a gentle, lovely elementary school teacher [A sweet, slow-burn everyday romance + age gap + fiercely protective + overflowing boyfriend energy + powerful man devotedly pursuing love] [Sugar-sweet romance + love at first sight + mutual devotion + neither has loved anyone else + happy ending + direct confessions] The hero is head over heels. When he likes someone, he goes after her and says exactly what he means. He’s easygoing, but incredibly attentive to 17.8kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 103 My Professor Stepmom and Her Darling Zhaozhao 教授后妈和她的昭昭小宝贝 [Second marriage for the male lead + the child is his biological daughter + they never fully fall in love + neither is chaste] [Highly educated families + prominent political families, both strong-willed, neither a typical good person] After earning her doctorate, Xie Qingwei smoothly stayed on as a university lecturer. Through a twist of fate, she, a committed non-marriage type, married Lin Jinghe, a retired high-ranking official who had already been married once and had a daughter. [Before the 5.1kReads7.5Score36914d adds
- 104 Give Me a Kiss, Baby: The Professor Pulls Me Close and Coaxes Me Gently 宝贝亲一口，假斯文教授搂腰低哄 [Gorgeous supermodel heroine vs. seemingly refined professor + rekindled romance + mutual devotion + possessive, love-brained male lead + devoted-to-each-other sweet romance, happy ending] Lu Shihuan grew up surrounded by handsome guys and always thought she’d never be swayed by good looks, until she met Jiang Suiyan. He stood in the crowd, dressed in a white shirt and black trousers, wearing silver-rimmed, frameless glasses. His air was cool and abstinent. The moment their eyes met, she gazed i 5.7kReads9.2Score46514d adds
- 105 The Moon Rides Into the Clouds 衔月入云 [Older Girl, Younger Boy + Sweet Romance, No Angst + School Life + Secret Crush] Ruan Xianyue charged into Senior Class Three, determined to settle the score with Ruan Songnian for telling their parents about her failed crush. She grabbed him by the ear and unleashed the power of her bloodline, firing off one harsh remark after another. The moment the person whose ear she was twisting looked up, the whole classroom fell silent. Mortified, she wanted nothing more than to vanish on the spot. She'd 1.8kReads9.1Score24314d adds
- 106 The Moon Fell for Her 月亮为她沉陷 [The aloof heartthrob x the spoiled, wicked heiress | Sweet secret crush | Mutual seduction, one-on-one | Each other’s first love] Chen Qingzhuo was the famous aloof heartthrob of A University’s affiliated high school: calm and modest, handsome, and academically gifted. Everyone saw him as a favored child of heaven, carefree as a summer breeze. The first time Ye Zhen saw him, he was kneeling on one knee to feed a stray cat at school. His gaze was lazy yet tender, soft enough to melt your heart. 13.3kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 107 Critical Deal 临界交易 [Career growth + supportive lover + older man + carefully laid plans] (Not a story about saints, so please skip it if that bothers you.) At Anding Capital, two things were always said about Cheng Lizhou: First, none of the projects he signed ever fell through before the roadshow. Second, the Chinese partner who had returned from London led an almost absurdly clean private life. His calendar showed nothing but flight numbers and meeting times. Only later did Ye Shuwan learn that neither of thos 31.8kReads9.2Score4.1k14d adds
- 108 After Two Years on the Job, I Married a Billionaire CEO 上班两年，豪门总裁和我领证 [Beautiful, Innocent Girl + Handsome, Devoted CEO of a Wealthy Family] [Sweet Romance + One-on-One] The heroine, Han Mengyu, is beautiful and innocent, and works at the male lead’s company. Like a little white rabbit, she gradually marries into a wealthy family. The male lead, Lin Ruichen, is the heir to a powerful family: a domineering, handsome CEO devoted to her alone. Their romance is incredibly sweet. 1kReads6.3Score10114d adds
- 109 Sweet Little Childhood Friend, Professor Zhou Coaxes Her with His Life 娇软小青梅，周教授拿命哄 [Scheming, devoted father-figure childhood friend x sweet, clever, and adorable childhood sweetheart] [Age gap + mutual healing + mutual unrequited love] Chen Buyu’s advanced mathematics teacher was replaced by a cool, handsome man named Zhou Yinzhi, who instantly became the dream guy of countless girls. To make matters worse, during his very first lecture, Zhou Yinzhi caught her signing in on behalf of a classmate. From then on, poor Chen Buyu was punished by having to sit in the front row ever 3kReads9.0Score40714d adds
- 110 You Are in the Northern Sea 北冥有予 The first time Zhan Nianbei met Shang Yu, he was twelve and she was two: a chubby, fair-skinned little girl with two buns in her hair and big, round, jet-black eyes fixed on him. In her sweet little voice, she called out, “Hello, big brother!” He admitted that he envied Shang Wei for having such a pretty, adorable little sister. He wanted to take her home and raise her himself. By the time Shang Yu had blossomed into a graceful young woman, Shang Wei was giving Zhan Nianbei a cold look. “She’s s 14.4kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 111 Wild to the Bone, He Spoils Only His Soft Butterfly 他一身野骨，独宠软蝶 Clear-headed, powerful business magnate & stunning damsel in distress [He Canglan x Lan Die] Both are each other’s first and only + Devoted love + Age gap + Sweet romance + Love at first sight In one sentence: A ten-year contract leads to a heartfelt promise. He Canglan, heir to a powerful family, has always known how difficult it is to cross class boundaries. So he cleverly passed off love at first sight as simple lust. What should have been a romantic story of a hero saving a beauty instead en 19.9kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
- 112 A Marriage Contract as Bait 婚书为饵 [Gentle yet strong classical beauty × paternalistic, old-school political heavyweight] [Long-planned courtship + growing together + healing + 18-year age gap + both physically and emotionally devoted] ★ He gives her his undivided affection and protects her so she can live without a care in the world A political marriage and a written agreement bound two people who otherwise would have had nothing to do with each other. The An family had a daughter, twenty-three years old, yet he chose her, who w 23.3kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
- 113 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Crazy Beauty Became the Male Lead's White Moonlight 穿书后，疯批美人竟成男配白月光 [Sweet Romance After Transmigrating into a Book + Mutual Healing + Devoted Couple + HE + White Moonlight] [Beautiful, powerful, tragic, and unhinged princess vs. a refined young nobleman who seems gentle but is cold at heart] (System included! Imaginative historical romance) Que Ning was like a crimson rose stained with blood, bewitchingly beautiful, yet no one saw her grieving and weeping tears of blood... “Psycho, you’re a complete psycho!” She seemed not to hear the insults. Her hollow, lifel 1.5kReads8.8Score14014d adds
- 114 I Give You Eternal Life 予你长生 [Extra-Sweet Romance + One-on-One Love + Eight-Year Age Gap + Mutual Love + Jiangnan Aristocratic Family + Childhood Sweethearts] The short drama of the same name is currently airing! [Gentle and Refined Eldest Son of an Aristocratic Family x Lively, Clever, Beloved Beauty] Yu Ci was raised by Fu Zeyi. When she called him Uncle, he gave her all his gentleness and patience. She knew he was beyond her reach. He was the eldest son of the Fu family, eight years older than her, and engaged to her aun 11.1kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 115 When the Roses Bloom 玫瑰成熟时 Su Luoyan was famous throughout Jingbei for her beauty. Her family hailed from Nanjiang, and every smile and glance carried the gentle charm of a woman from the south. The Fu family was one of Jingbei’s most powerful clans. Everyone knew Fu Chengshen was its next head: ruthless, willing to do whatever it took, and uninterested in women. People were all curious about what kind of woman could win him over. After years studying abroad, Su Luoyan returned home. Her friends threw her a welcome-back p 10.3kReads9.1Score96714d adds
- 116 Me and the One I Love 我和我喜欢的你 When they were young, Jiang Li hated Shen Xingfan for being as thick as a plank. He made his feelings so obvious, yet she still couldn't understand how he felt. When they meet again after years apart, he hates her for pretending not to know what she knows. She keeps flirting with him on the sly, but won't let him get close. Jiang Li: I never go back to an old flame. Jiang Ranran: Then why do you keep using my account to check up on Shen Xingfan? * * * In her second year at the architecture firm, 3kReads9.1Score35114d adds
- 117 Sweet Romance! The Capital's Ideal Woman Is Spoiled and Proud 甜宠！京圈白月光恃宠而娇 Rich heiress × wealthy young master Owner of a skincare clinic × president of the Lu Group Modern romance | CEO romance | Powerful families Shen Ruoqi grew up spoiled and pampered, a slightly capricious heiress. Lu Jingchen is a CEO with power, influence, money, and good looks. “Shen Ruoqi, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?” The first thing Lu Jingchen did after they got together was post on social media. Caption: “Mine.” Shen Ruoqi saw it and commented, “Yours.” Mutually devo 4.2kReads9.2Score38814d adds
- 118 Playing the Laid-Back Canary, She Marries a Cold Bodyguard 当摆烂金丝雀，嫁给了高冷保镖 [Beauty × loyal puppy, marriage first and love later, an impoverished young couple's inspiring daily life] Zheng Xunjia had spent twenty years shirking responsibility. She thought life in a wealthy family would be smooth sailing, and she could be her parents' pampered little canary for the rest of her life. She never expected to be the fake daughter who had been switched at birth. The real Zheng heiress was proud and domineering. After she returned, Zheng Xunjia lost to her in just two rounds, t 287.4kReads8.9Score36.4k14d adds
- 119 Lawyer Huo, Be Any Meaner and I'll Cry 霍律师你再凶，我可就要哭了 1v1, devoted only to each other: the sharp-tongued, scheming Lawyer Huo, famous in Beijing’s elite circles, and the fair, gorgeous little crybaby Male lead: The crown prince of Beijing’s elite circles. He “runs away from home” to start his own law firm and is the grim reaper of the legal world. He’s vicious with his words at first, then humbly pursues his wife later. Pure-hearted female lead: An overseas student with three degrees, skilled in psychology. A “good girl” with a rebellious streak, 10.2kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 120 I Just Want Us to Be Happy Together 只想和你好好的 That summer, the wind met the clouds, flowers met the trees, fireflies met the stars, and I met you. 7.4kReads9.6Score1.6k14d adds
- 121 Just a Marriage Alliance? Sorry, Professor Qin Is Madly in Love 只是联姻？抱歉，秦教授他超爱 [Long-planned romance + marriage first, love later + age gap + devoted, fatherly type] [A restrained, scheming, gentle professor × a sweet, soft, adorable girl who wears her heart on her sleeve] When Liang Luosheng was twelve, she came to live with the Lu family. Everyone looked down on her as a “country bumpkin,” except Xu Mochen. The boy in a white school shirt bent down and crouched in front of her. “Your big brother will protect you.” From that day on, she spent ten years chasing after Xu Mo 2.4kReads8.3Score27514d adds
- 122 Forced to Become a Lucky Bride, I Became the Tyrannical Prince’s Darling 被迫冲喜后，成了暴戾王爷掌中娇 [Mad Dog Prince x Sweet Beauty, married first and fell in love later + doting husband + both are pure + face-slapping power fantasy] Shen Youying's father and brothers are falsely accused of treason. The Shen family falls into ruin overnight, and everyone keeps their distance. Even the Lu family, who had arranged a marriage with her long ago, can't wait to break off the engagement. On the day the betrothal gifts are to be exchanged, her fiance doesn't show up. Instead, a eunuch from the palace a 4.7kReads9.0Score67814d adds
- 123 Professor Pei, Are You a Wolf or Something? 裴教授，你属狼的吧！ [Professor × Student + 8-Year Age Gap + Sweet Romance + 1v1 + Don't Give Up, It Gets Sweeter as You Read!] Tipsy from alcohol, she saw him again and praised the PowerPoint he'd made, telling him he was “good with his hands.” He replied, “Looks like I made you very happy that night.” When she made him copy lines ten fewer times than he deserved, he asked her to make up the difference with kisses. When she had cramps, he carried her to the infirmary, bought her supplies, and cooked her sweet rice 4kReads9.1Score41414d adds
- 124 A Beautiful Scene for Liang Cheng 梁程美景 [Female archaeologist from Xi'an x Hong Kong’s top cardiothoracic surgeon] Late at night aboard a train on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, an announcement called for a doctor. Liang Shutai, who was on the upper bunk without her glasses, gave her spare glucose to the doctor treating someone on the lower bunk. When the train passed the Tanggula Mountains and her phone lost signal, Liang Shutai was in the dining car with a man across from her. He generously paid cash for her breakfast. Only after he lef 41.4kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds
- 125 Ancestor, You Told Me to Win Over the Villain, Not Turn Evil Myself 祖宗，让你攻略反派，没让你黑化 What do you do when you marry a man who’s turned dark and wants to die with you? Xu Manman dreams that she’s a poor little thing whose mother died young, whose stepfather and stepmother abused her, and whose heart was toyed with by a scumbag. To get revenge on him, she marries a disabled soldier from the neighboring village. After the wedding, she treats him terribly until he’s driven to try to die with her. She thinks it was all just a dream, but when she opens her eyes, it’s come true. Now she 4.8kReads8.9Score66914d adds
- 126 Assistant Jian, Get a Grip! 简助，你清醒一点！ [Devoted to each other + sweet romance + scheming + falling for her all on his own] Qin Heng is cold, abstinent, and a neat freak, with a reputation for being impossible to deal with. Jian Ning is cool and stunning, with outstanding professional skills as a special assistant. As Qin Heng's assistant, Jian Ning has never made a serious professional mistake. She never imagined that one day she would wake up beside him. Having broken the rules, Jian Ning immediately hands in her resignation. Then Q 5.9kReads9.3Score58514d adds
- 127 A Powerful Family Romance: It Has to Be Her 高干婚恋，非她不可 Two couples, two stories. What to look forward to: Department Chief Shen and Miss Bai have known each other since birth. Both work in the public sector, and childhood sweethearts, they marry in a flash, with her moving from the upstairs apartment to the one downstairs. Their married life is a hilarious, sweet romance between a straight-laced man and a spirited, domineering woman. Young Master Cen and his wildflower assistant: the rabbit only eats grass from its own burrow. He’s an arrogant rich 15kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 128 After Marrying the Tyrannical Crown Prince 和暴戾太子爷联姻后 [Print Edition Signed] [Gentle, Delicate Beauty x Cold, Ruthless Young Master] As the fake heiress of a wealthy family, Shen Zhiyi has always lived cautiously in the Shen household. She does whatever her family arranges, never daring to defy them in the slightest. Even when they arrange for her to marry the notoriously violent young heir of the capital's elite, she accepts without complaint. Only on the night she learns the news does she secretly soak her pillow with tears. Xie Zhuo is the young 107.1kReads9.2Score15.4k14d adds
- 129 The Stunning Beauty Acts Cute! Doctor Jiang’s Back Is About to Give Out 尤物撒娇！江医生累断腰 [Scheming, aloof orthopedic surgeon VS sweet, sexy heiress] [Feigned refinement VS a true bombshell] Flirtatious tension X proud beauty X deliberate seduction X two strong leads who are each other’s first “Like Jiang Taigong fishing, I’ll cast my line and wait for the willing to bite. I’m fishing for you. Are you taking the bait?” When the heiress first met Jiang Jin, she made no secret of her bold advances, only to be met with the doctor raising an eyebrow and scoffing. In the orthopedic clini 4.3kReads9.0Score45814d adds
- 130 The Later the Night, the Closer We Get 越夜越熟 Original title: The More the Night Deepens, the More Familiar We Become Fake Lady x Real Playboy | Mature Man and Woman | Neither Is a Virgin | Intense Push and Pull | Stealing Someone's Man | Happy Ending On the night she decided to get a divorce, Shi Yue went looking for a pretty young man. As she planted her high heel on his shoulder, her ex-husband's close friend caught them in the act. Qin Zhao, who had never given her a second glance, suddenly leaned close to her ear and tempted her: "Wou 56kReads9.3Score5.1k14d adds
- 131 Whispered Secrets 咬耳朵 [Mutual pining | Healing school romance | Playboy turns over a new leaf | Reunited after a breakup] Gorgeous film producer × cocky, handsome pilot Jian Kening had a crush on Duan Nanxu for two years. In their second year of high school, a misunderstanding made her his rumored girlfriend. But she knew in her heart that Duan Nanxu loved someone he could never have. The two of them were caught in an ambiguous relationship, but in the end, it was nothing more than a beautiful illusion. Years later, 879Reads9.1Score15914d adds
- 132 The CEO's Heart Is Too Soft: His Beloved Wife Is Cherished and Spoiled 霸总心太软，娇妻温宠怀 As rain blurred the world and wind swept through the gloom, Song Muya caught her father saying that he planned to trade her away for business interests. Her fate was so wretched, while her younger sister, Song Xiya, had been cherished by their mother and doted on by their father since childhood. In a daze, Song Muya wandered along an empty road. The night rain poured down, and the silence all around became her wordless pain. Then an accident brought Fu Hansheng and Song Muya together for the fir 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Spoiled with Tender Affection 惯宠温软 [Both Pure]+ [Age Gap]+ [Sweet Romance] Wen Man is a famous, stunning red rose in the entertainment industry. But after refusing to become a caged songbird for someone else, she is blacklisted and relegated to the third tier, where she struggles to make a name for herself as an actress. During a fashion show, she sits collapsed beneath a parasol tree, disheveled and wretched, yet heartbreakingly beautiful. The man who appears only on the covers of business magazines stands before her, elegant an 12.4kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 134 I Will Never Leave the Green Mountains 不与青山辞 [Marry First, Love Later + Older Man + Guiding Lover + Both Pure] "A gentle, fatherly boyfriend and a bright little ray of sunshine" One moment, Jiang Tang thought she had finally made it through every hardship. The next, she was doing a full backflip and crashing into an iceberg. By a series of mishaps, she had managed to get involved with Mu Zhiqing. He was a mysterious businessman who stood alone atop a high tower, as unfathomable as a deep abyss. Rumor had it that he was upright and proper, 27.2kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
- 135 Far Too Clingy 过分缠绵 The short dramas “Charming Oriole” and “Riding the Spring Tide” are now streaming. [Bold, bewitching flirtatious vixen VS cool, refined young heir to a wealthy family] Xia Jin is the least welcome member of the Xia family. She is an illegitimate daughter, but not the child of a mistress. Mrs. Xia sees her as a thorn in her side, while her half-sister, Xia An'an, treats her like a family dog, beating, scolding, and riding her whenever she pleases... They wish they could grind her into the mud, bu 7.4kReads9.1Score91014d adds
- 136 The Sweet, Airheaded Girl Is So Adorable, but Her Doctor Husband Is Hard to Tempt 迷糊软妹甜糯糯，医生老公不经撩 [Not a strong heroine + whirlwind marriage + short, sweet romance] [Love after marriage + sweet romance + devoted couple + cozy healing] Also known as “The Daily Married Life of a Scatterbrain and a Cutie” Lili has been eating too many sweets lately, and now her tooth hurts, so she books an appointment at the hospital. The doctor who examines her has sharp brows visible above his mask, and eyes as dark and beautiful as ink. She can’t help staring at him for a long time. Whatever he says, she obe 2.1kReads9.3Score21914d adds
- 137 After I Turned Away, I Became a Sensation in the Legal World 转身之后，我在律圈爆火 [Top-tier legal world × rising financial star × equally matched leads who choose each other × growth through betrayal × urban power fantasy] For ten years, capital has reshaped Huating, while undercurrents swirl through the legal world. Beneath the glittering nightlife, unseen battles for power are being fought. Qin Suisui is a beautiful, unhinged lawyer who clawed her way up from an ordinary family. With no connections, no backing, and no faith in fate, she believes only in her own hard-earne 12.7kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 138 Go Easy on Her! The Delicate Qipao Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by the Capital’s Elite 轻点训！旗袍娇娇被京圈大佬宠疯 [Devoted couple + from universally disliked to universally adored + swoony, sweet romance + wealthy older man] Ruthless man in power × bright, delicate beauty Before she dies, Yu Niaoniao transmigrates into a melodramatic novel she once read. She must follow the plot and stay alive to come back to life. System: “You’re the villainess of a wealthy-family melodrama, a fake heiress who tries to steal everything from the heroine. In the end, the heroine’s many admirers teach you a lesson, and you di 4kReads8.9Score42614d adds
- 139 After Our Arranged Marriage, I Turned My Foolish Husband Into a Devoted Wife-Doting Maniac 联姻后，把傻子老公哄成宠妻狂魔 [Marriage first, love later + both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + older man] Clingy sweetheart vs. secretly delighted older man Xu Chengyi had spent twenty-three miserable years barely getting by. Then one day, a group of people showed up with a paternity test and told her she was the missing daughter of the Xu family. Overjoyed, she burst into tears. “This time, I'm taking back everything that's mine.” But the Xu family was enormous. Her biological father was the fourth son, 4.6kReads9.0Score55114d adds
- 140 The Moon Has Something on Its Mind 月亮有心事 [She Pursues Him + Secret Love Turns Mutual + Youthful Campus Romance] The summer before Wen Run started high school, she went out to buy fruit, took a tumble, and somehow fell head over heels for someone. He didn't remember her, so she became his deskmate and friend, and walked home with him after school. Just as she thought she could take things one step at a time and win him over gradually, her secret was suddenly exposed. What do you do when the person you're secretly in love with finds out? 5.8kReads9.2Score88614d adds
- 141 Flirted With and Pampered: Mrs. Shen Is Arrogant and Gorgeous 撩宠娇养，沈太太她骄纵美艳 Rumor has it that Ji Qingtang, the heiress of the Ji family, is spoiled and domineering, and can't bear the slightest grievance. She's stunningly beautiful, the kind of woman you can't take your eyes off, but not someone you'd want to marry as a wealthy family's wife. To ensure the Dongfang Tangchun project could expand overseas, Shen Jinyu, the head of the Shen Group, readily agreed to an arranged marriage and married the Ji heiress while still in his prime. After they married, Shen Jinyu caugh 4.5kReads9.2Score43114d adds
- 142 A Rising Tide After Marriage 婚后潮涌 Signed for publication | Older Man / Beijing Elite Circle / Marriage First, Love Later | Slow-Burn Romance + Sweet Pampering + Four-Year Age Gap | Rough, Unruly Man X Cool, Reserved Dancer The matchmaking profile handed to Shu Ying had just three lines about Jin Bohan: “Rich. Handsome. Can’t say more.” As the man himself sat across from her cutting his steak, he looked up and added a fourth: “One last thing: you’re welcome to inspect the goods.” Shu Ying’s fingers trembled. No one had told h 346.9kReads9.2Score63k14d adds
- 143 She Drew the Gods Down from Heaven 她引神明坠落 Shen Daiyi comes from a prominent medical family in Jingbei. That year, her usually low-key mother suddenly holds a birthday banquet, drawing greetings from all the great families and landing Shen Daiyi a blind date. It’s snowing softly on the day of the date. The person she once had a crush on as a girl is seated beside her blind date. Like a snow-capped peak, like a god from the heavens, the man is just as he was back then: refined, extraordinary, and beyond reach, the sort no one would dare l 34.8kReads9.3Score4.7k14d adds
- 144 Confession on a Sunny Day 晴日告白 [Radiant Little Sun × Handsome Shopkeeper Who's Hard to Read] Complete A new pet shop opened on the corner of Chunlan Street. The handsome owner was tall and slender, with striking features and a clear voice like a mountain stream on a scorching summer day. Yu Jinxi took a liking to him at first sight, so she brought her dog to the shop every other day. Before long, she had left her heart with the taciturn, inscrutable shopkeeper. * After Shopkeeper Xu refused to bathe her spotless white dog and 4.2kReads9.4Score62714d adds
- 145 Everyday Life After Marrying Mr. Lu 和陆总的婚后日常 [Money-loving dessert shop owner X dessert-obsessed CEO] [Sweet from beginning to end / devoted to each other / marriage before love / perfect match. A warm, everyday romance with no melodrama, centered on loving each other wholeheartedly] Lu Yanzhi happened to walk into a dessert shop one day and discovered that its owner was also being pressured to marry. So the two struck a deal. Though it was a contract marriage in which each got what they needed, love is a willing surrender of one’s free wi 1.6kReads9.2Score13214d adds
- 146 Roses and Green Pines 玫瑰与青松 [The print edition is now available on major platforms] [Bonus chapters complete] [Steadfast, fatherly political heavyweight × dazzling, rebellious beauty] [Long-planned romance / marriage first, love later + powerful family background + well-matched families + 12-year age gap + both virgins + sweet romance] Fang Yun is a dazzling, bold rising star in the legal world. In front of others, she’s a “good girl.” It’s all an act! After her scumbag ex cheats on her, she dumps him without hesitation an 23.9kReads9.0Score3k14d adds
- 147 A Marriage in the Capital, Still Strangers 京婚不熟 A true marriage-first, love-later story / Marriage between wealthy families / Five-year age gap / The powerful one learns to lower his head Clear-headed and gentle heroine vs. stern, fatherly hero When her older sister runs away from her wedding, Jiang Ni obeys her father’s arrangements and marries her would-be brother-in-law. Her new husband is the head of the top-tier Zhou family in Beijing. He’s said to be a workaholic with no worldly desires, cold and stern. He leaves on a business trip on t 76.3kReads9.0Score12.3k14d adds
- 148 Impossible to Resist! He Says He’ll Kiss You Until You Cry If You Mention Divorce Again 难以招架！他说再提离婚就亲哭你 [The short drama of the same name has aired] [Stunning cheongsam designer vs. aloof, aristocratic director] Lin Jianxi and Jiang Xu grew up together. Lin Jianxi had secretly loved Jiang Xu for years, but never worked up the courage to confess. Just when she thought her unrequited love would come to nothing, an accident led to her marrying him. After their marriage, they treated each other with courteous distance. Lin Jianxi knew Jiang Xu didn’t love her, and had married her only out of “responsi 5.6kReads8.9Score37514d adds
- 149 An Alluring Night 夜色旖旎 The short drama is now available Originally titled: A Bewitching Night [Powerful Beijing socialite + Shanghai heiress × simmering tension × groveling pursuit × both leads are each other's first] Everyone in their circle knew that Ying Hengzhi was the most untouchable man in the capital. He was privileged yet self-possessed, cold and composed, and ruthless in his efficiency. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' victory banquet was the first time Zhou Xi saw Ying Hengzhi outside Room 1308. He arrived 13.6kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 150 After Leaving with Nothing, I Married a Rich CEO with a Child 净身出户后，带娃嫁豪门总裁 Ye Nuanmei was tricked into eloping and marrying He Zheng, a mama's boy. At her mother-in-law's urging, He Zheng gave the 200,000 yuan they had saved to buy a new home to his younger brother, He Zhi. When Ye Nuanmei found out, she argued with He Zheng, who slapped her at his mother's instigation. Ye Nuanmei insisted on a divorce. After his mother coaxed him, He Zheng said that if she wanted custody of their daughter, she would have to leave with nothing. Without hesitation, Ye Nuanmei chose to w 319Reads8.9Score—14d adds
