Novels like Kindling a Passion
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Kindling a Passion, best match first.
- 1 Jiang Chuan’s Enchanting Tale 江川旖旎 Jiang Lai, a C-list actress, had been madly in love with her childhood friend, the young master of the Lu family, Lu Yunchuan, since she was little. He didn't like her socializing outside the home, so she gave up her acting career. He didn't like her getting jealous and competing for his attention, so she kept her sharp edges hidden. In the end, after she hurt Lu Yunchuan's beloved cousin, he angrily broke off their engagement. Everyone thought Jiang Lai would go back to orbiting around Young Ma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Bewitching Kiss 迷吻 [Stunning, Cold Prince vs. Bright, Clear-Eyed Beauty Painter, Both Inexperienced] [Healing Each Other + Five-Year Age Gap] Xu Zhiyou and Shang Yan get into a fight the first time they meet. Only later does she learn that he’s her good friend’s older brother, one of the most powerful people in Jingzhou. Shang Yan is exceptionally handsome, with a powerful, formidable presence. He’s cold to almost everyone. Xu Zhiyou never imagined he was the pen pal she’d been writing to for three years. Even les 1.3kReads6.5Score10214d adds
- 3 After Three Years of Cold War, President An Wept When I Left 冷战三年，离开时安总哭红了眼 [Ex-wife-chasing crematorium + the male lead suffers throughout + Open Chapter 14 for the start of his frantic pursuit] Jing Yu had been dating An Baiyu for three years. She thought he was just a clueless straight guy who didn’t know how to date, and that was why he treated her so coldly. Then, on May 20, An Baiyu gave his dream girl a bouquet of blue roses and treated her with endless warmth and tenderness. Only then did Jing Yu realize that he wasn’t cold-hearted. He simply didn’t love her. Wi 442Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 4 Good, Let Me Tempt You 乖，是欲撩 [Scheming, Proud CEO × Gentle, Cool Beauty] Both leads are pure and devoted; childhood sweethearts; a groveling chase to win her back; a sweet romance. Cold and ruthless business tycoon in public, clingy puppy at home. Ye Shuhuan had liked Lu Helin since she was little. By the time they were at university, everyone knew she had a crush on the haughty, aloof young master of the Lu family, Lu Helin. “I hate her.” When Ye Shuhuan heard those words, she disappeared from his world forever without say 95Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 5 After I Changed My Target, the Cold Male Lead Went Mad with Rage 我换攻略对象后，高冷男主气疯了 Su Wensheng and Shen Qingchen had been married for ten years. She'd eagerly agreed to the System's demands, giving Shen Qingchen all her love and working herself to the bone to put him through school. Su Wensheng thought Shen Qingchen was cold by nature, until she caught him giving her year-long wood carving to his beloved. So he had only been cold to her. If your heart belongs to someone else, then have it your way. But when they met again after she switched targets, he acted completely out of 472Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 6 After His Engagement Is Broken Off, President Pei Goes Crazy Chasing His Wife 裴总被退婚后，追妻追疯了 The rating just opened! Not many votes yet! It'll go up later! [Both are each other's first | Happy ending | Winning her back | Two strong leads | Sweet romance] Radiant, outspoken heiress x arrogant, aloof heir to a wealthy family Wen Yuning, the second daughter of the Wen family in Nancheng, is a promising designer who graduated from Central Saint Martins at just 24. Raised to be spoiled, she believes that if she wants something, she must have it. Pei Shiyan is the marriage partner she chose 6kReads8.3Score56814d adds
- 7 I’m Done Chasing You, Senior: The Lovesick Girl Is Reborn 不追了学长，恋爱脑她重生了 [Reborn + a long road to winning his wife back + both leads are each other's one and only] [Young journalist x tennis player] [The male lead has his reasons; he's not a scumbag] In her previous life, Zhou Yan fell for her senior, Mu Shen, at first sight. After pursuing him for three years, she finally “took advantage of his vulnerability” when the Mu family fell on hard times. Not long after they married, his childhood sweetheart returned from abroad, and he often stayed out all night. She final 82Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 8 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
- 9 Reborn Before the Wedding: This Time, I Won't Fall in Love 重生结婚前，这次我不入爱河 [Push and pull + devoted to each other + groveling redemption + powerful man humbles himself] Clear-headed, resilient shooting champion + reserved, old-fashioned gentleman with a fatherly streak In her previous life, Jiang Yan fell for Gu Yancheng at first sight and chased him for three years, even drugging him to force a marriage. In the end, she became Mrs. Gu! She thought she had gotten what she wanted, only to discover… The medicine he coaxed her into taking to improve her health was all bir 603Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn, I Gave Up on My Cold-Hearted Husband, and Now He’s Desperate 重生后放弃冷心夫君他急红了眼 One-on-one romance, both leads have only each other Song Yue Bai designed a marriage to the Chief Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to escape her predicament. For three years after their wedding, she greeted him with a smile every day and went to great lengths to please him, hoping for a husband who would care for her and share her troubles. She never managed to warm the heart of this cold-blooded man. When she was about to give birth, he broke his promise to her. In the end, this indir 2.3kReads8.7Score14914d adds
- 11 After I Let Go, Mr. Fu Started Chasing Me Relentlessly 放手后，傅总开始穷追不舍 [Just rated, rating will rise] [Love at first sight + winning her back + CEO + possessive + devoted to one person] When Jian Yunxi transferred schools in her second year of high school, she met an exceptional, aloof boy. Everyone knew she liked him. But in her second year of college, Fu Liangzhou dashed her hopes with a single remark made behind her back: he had never liked her. So Jian Yunxi left the country without looking back. She never expected that when they met again three years later, sh 1.1kReads5.7Score10014d adds
- 12 We Already Broke Off the Engagement. I Married the Crown Prince Instead. Why Are You Crying? 都退婚了，我闪婚太子爷你哭什么 [The heroine won’t look back after the ex’s desperate attempts to win her back + secret love comes true + sweet romance + both leads are virgins] After years together, her fiancé suddenly arranged an engagement alliance with the Song family, then declared righteously, “Miss Song and I are only pretending to be engaged. After everything I’ve done for you all these years, can’t you put up with this for my sake?” Mu Sheng’s heart died, and she instantly became the laughingstock of Yuncheng. She wen 1.7kReads8.8Score23514d adds
- 13 Scorching Seduction 滚烫撩惹 [She pursues him first, then he pursues her; a groveling chase to win her back] [Age gap] [Both leads are romantically inexperienced] The first time they met, she sent him a whole truckload of turtles and scumbags, leaving him soaked from head to toe. The second time they crossed paths, she got into a fight and landed herself in the hospital. He was the one who set her bone. They kept running into each other by chance, and every time he wore a cold expression, keeping her at arm's length. “Dr. 7kReads8.9Score53714d adds
- 14 Want to Get Back Together? Mr. Fu, Die First and Let Me See 想复合？傅总，您先死一个我看看 [Both virgins / groveling quest to win her back] In the eyes of outsiders, Su Chenqing is a young, beautiful college student, kept by Fu Wenchen as his mistress. Only Su Chenqing knows that Fu Wenchen loves her. He solemnly promised her a future. She has loved him for five or six years and given him all her firsts. Fu Wenchen is the person she trusts most. Until she hears about the marriage alliance between the Fu and Zhang families with her own ears, and sees Fu Wenchen take another girl's hand 3.4kReads8.2Score10314d adds
- 15 Come With Me to Pluck the Moon 陪我摘月 [Content warning: The plot and details may be poorly handled; expect melodrama and a lack of logic. Read at your own risk. Run, run, run! Please don't flame or curse me. You've been warned, so don't say you weren't warned.] As she grew up, Yu Liansi's happiest moments were the boy's daily companionship and the way he had always protected her. At last, their feelings deepened and they fell in love. She dreamed of a future with him, but one comment from the boy shattered all her hopes. “Jin, look 75Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 16 After the Farm Girl Left, the Chancellor Began His Wife-Chasing Hell 农家女走后，相爷追妻火葬场了 {The husband chases his wife to win her back + rekindled romance + country girl reborn in the flames} When Shen Yaoyao entered the prime minister’s residence, she was merely a timid country girl. Other people looked down on her, and the prime minister’s wife humiliated her. It didn’t matter, as long as Pei Yizhi loved her. Until he plunged a long sword into her chest for another woman, unwilling even to hear her explain. “I only believe what I see. Shen Yaoyao, you’re a snake in the grass, full 804Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 17 He Thought My Devotion Was Cheap, Until He Saw the White Moonlight Photos on My Phone and Lost His Mind 他嫌我舔狗廉价，直到看见我手机里白月光照片，疯了 2kReads—Score2314d adds
- 18 Reborn: Luring My Childhood Rival Home to Kiss Me Relentlessly 重生，诱拐竹马的死对头回家缠吻 [From Campus to Wedding Bells | The Enemy Takes the Lead | Second Male Lead's Regret | Secret Love] [Soft-Hearted, Reborn Revenge-Seeking Schemer of a Heroine vs. Possessive, Unhinged, Insecure Hero] After three years of marriage, Lin Yueli had once believed her childhood sweetheart, Pei Yan, was the only light in the darkness. She rushed toward him like a moth to a flame, unaware that she was heading for an abyss. On the day of her follow-up appointment, Lin Yueli caught Pei Yan accompanying h 2.9kReads8.7Score32514d adds
- 19 Young Master Lu's Jealousy Diary After the Engagement Was Called Off 退婚后路少的吃醋日常 Jian Shu had loved Lu Ziqing since childhood. Loving him had been the most persistent thing she had ever done, right up until she heard him say: “A woman like Jian Shu just isn’t my type.” Jian Shu finally understood. She had always thought Lu Ziqing was simply aloof, and that was why he was so lukewarm toward her. She never imagined the truth was that he didn’t like her… “If he doesn’t like me, fine. I don’t care, either. I might as well have fed all that affection to a dog,” Jian Shu thought. 1.3kReads5.8Score10314d adds
- 20 Lost in the Roses 深陷蔷薇 [A spoiled young lady who has always had her way * a steady, reserved, old-fashioned man] For all of her twenty-two years, Pei Yanli had been a constant presence in Qi Nianhuan’s life. Her carefree, flamboyant ways were all thanks to Pei Yanli’s silent indulgence. She liked him. She wanted to possess him and make him, a man who always kept himself in check, lose control beneath her skirts. But only later did she realize that the man who said he would give her anything she wanted would never 664Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 21 The Scumbag Pretended to Have Amnesia, So I Turned and Fell into a Powerful Man's Arms 渣男装失忆，转身投入大佬怀抱 [Husband Pursues His Wife After Losing Her (And She's Not Coming Back) + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Secret Crush + Marriage First, Love Later + Long-Planned Romance + Sweet Pampering + Both Devoted Only to Each Other] Clear-headed heiress who loves boldly and fiercely × calm, restrained, gentle CEO Song Zhigeng pursued Fu Hui for two years, never imagining that a car accident would make those two years a complete waste. Outside the hospital room, she overheard Fu Hui had gone to great len 117Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 22 A Kiss That Stirs the Gardenia’s Desire 惹吻栀意 [Radiant Classical Dance Prima Ballerina × Scheming Tech Tycoon from an Elite Family] [Long-Laid Plans + Married First, Love Later + Male Lead Uses Any Means to Rise to the Top + Second Male Lead Gets His Comeuppance, but She Never Turns Back + Both Leads’ First Love] It was no secret in their social circle that Sheng Zhi was openly in love with Shen Yu. Shen Yu’s usual flirtatious ambiguity toward her also convinced everyone they were a couple made to last. At a banquet where she was left out i 2.2kReads8.7Score21914d adds
- 23 We’re All Reborn, So Who’d Still Marry Into Your Family? 都重生了，谁还和你联姻啊！ [Cool guy × heiress, mostly set at school, with twists, a lighthearted style, and a bit of comedy] In her previous life, Jiang Yun unexpectedly entered an arranged marriage with the school bully she had had a crush on in high school. After the wedding, Fu Qingyin was cold and abstinent. She spent three years in a marriage that left her as good as a widow, and eventually died onstage. Back in high school, Jiang Yun refuses to repeat the past. She stops tending to his wounds and keeps her distance 428Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 24 The Sweet, Gentle Secretary Is Actually the CEO's Uncontrollable Obsession 乖软秘书，竟是总裁的失控偏爱 (Both leads are inexperienced, ex-lover regret, contractual lover, rekindled romance) By day, Anna is Gu Chen's capable secretary. By night, she's his irresistible bedmate. A humiliating contract is all that stands between her and the debt she must repay to save her comatose mother. After two years of passion, he thinks it's nothing but a transaction, yet he falls deeper and deeper for her sweet but stubborn ways. When he coldly ends their “nighttime services” and his first love, Xia Ran, makes 2.3kReads7.7Score19614d adds
- 25 Has Young Master Huo Finally Gotten His Proposal Accepted? 霍少今天求婚成功了吗？ This is the story of a jerk’s long road to winning back his wife. At the 22nd Golden Shadow Awards ceremony Onstage, Sheng Yiyi held up her trophy. “Huo Shaoqing, will you let me be your wife?” The man below the stage glowered. “Who would marry an actress? Have I spoiled you so much that you’ve gotten the wrong idea? Hmm?” “Then let’s break up,” Sheng Yiyi said coldly. “Sheng Yiyi, don’t you dare regret this!” Huo Shaoqing stormed off. Six months later, at the Huo family’s old residence Huo Sha 135Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 26 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 1.7kReads8.6Score12914d adds
- 27 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 863Reads7.9Score10714d adds
- 28 A Crash Landing on Her Heart 在她心上迫降 [Reformed Playboy + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Mutual First Love + Rekindled Romance] Proud, sharp-tongued heir × cool, resilient cultural relic restorer Four years of marriage showed Meng Yanqi how cold and heartless Shen Yu was, forcing her to face the truth: he had never loved her. She had thought she had found salvation, never realizing she had stepped into another abyss. His passionate declarations of love were nothing but an act put on for his own purposes. From beginning to end 2.7kReads8.7Score17514d adds
- 29 His Little Bunny 他的小绵兔 Li Mianmian was a sweet and adorable girl, but she happened to meet Jiang Yuze, a playboy who treated life like a game. With a mean-spirited plan in mind, Jiang Yuze pretended to be the gentle, refined gentleman she liked, drawing her in one step at a time until he finally devoured the little lamb. Before long, he was all she could think about. Jiang Yuze thought it was all just a game, that he was only fooling Li Mianmian. In front of everyone, he smiled and said, “I was just having fun. Don't 1.3kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 30 Forced Captivity and Love: After the Breakup, the Sick, Obsessive Man Goes Mad with Red Eyes 强制囚宠：分手后病娇红着眼发疯 [Childhood friends + yandere + unhinged beauty + revenge + groveling pursuit] Refined, cold-hearted tycoon vs. radiant, spoiled, unhinged beauty A melodramatic story that puts the hero through the wringer. The heroine may turn into a heartbreaker later on. In Kyoto, people say the Ye family's princess is dazzling and spoiled, and looks down on everyone. Ye Si pursues Fu Yanchi for years, and successfully turns herself into Mrs. Fu. Fu Yanchi has always cherished his beloved first love. Ye Si for 1.8kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 31 Reborn, Don't Blame Me for Ignoring You 重生后，别怪我对你爱搭不理 Xu Zhouheng... The most unattainable golden boy in all of Yubei City: rich, carefree, and adored by countless girls. People said that all it took was one glance at him to make your heart race. Wen Yan thought of herself as utterly ordinary, yet she fell in love with this boy who was beyond her reach. In her previous life, she had secretly loved Xu Zhouheng throughout her youth, only to get this in return: “Wen Yan, you're just an insignificant person. You don't matter.” How utterly ridiculous. A 612Reads6.1Score10214d adds
- 32 Oh No! My Nemesis Only Wants to Make Our Relationship Official 糟糕！死对头他只想官宣 [Ex Who Wants Her Back Gets His Comeuppance, Childhood Sweethearts, Secret Crush, Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, A Touch of Showbiz, Sweet Romance] One-line pitch: [A childhood sweetheart who takes a bite and runs VS a lovestruck childhood friend who’s gotten a taste and wants more] Wen Ni had loved Jiang Xianbai for ten years. When her wish finally came true, she stumbled upon Jiang Xianbai teaching a rising star how to film a kissing scene in a secluded corner. Jiang Xianbai had never imagin 362Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 33 Young Master Lu’s Overwhelming Love: His Substitute Wife Won’t Put Up with It 陆少强宠：替身娇妻不干了 Everyone in City A thought Su Tangtang was Lu Huaijin's darling, the apple of his eye. Only Su Tangtang knew she was nothing but a substitute. He hated her, and everything he did was meant to get revenge. The day before Su Tangtang and Lu Huaijin were supposed to get engaged, the woman he had loved and lost returned. At that moment, she made up her mind. She would stop trying to warm a heart that couldn't be warmed, and she would leave the man who didn't love her. Lu Huaijin had always known Su 1.7kReads8.7Score11914d adds
- 34 After Three Years of Unrequited Pursuit, I Turned Around and Fell into a Big Shot's Arms 倒追三年没结果，转身大佬揽入怀 [The ex-wife chase ends with the ashes scattered + second male lead takes the girl + scheming male lead + both leads are each other’s first and only] The entertainment industry is a glittering place, but what it never lacks is people who pretend to be sincere. Liang Ci, however, offered Shi Yan her whole heart. Just as expected, he shattered it to pieces. The man looked down at her and asked, “Liang Ci, have you forgotten what our relationship is?” Liang Ci hadn’t forgotten. She’d just clung to 1.6kReads8.7Score15514d adds
- 35 Moonlight Kiss 月光热吻 [Wealthy-family romance, sweet flirtation, Beijing social circles, and a touch of groveling] [Cool, elegant heiress and piano goddess]& [A calculating, cold-faced business tycoon] Everyone in the capital knew the Lin and Lu families, both old and distinguished houses. Rumor had it that the Lin heiress was breathtakingly beautiful and a gifted pianist. The young master of the Lu family was noble and aloof, cold by nature, and adored by countless heiresses in the capital. Lin Wan fell for Lu Zeche 893Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 36 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 2kReads8.8Score13614d adds
- 37 Forget Your Dignity! Come Home with Your Husband, Sweetheart 脸，不要了！乖，跟老公回家 [The husband chases his wife to the crematorium + devoted to each other + angst first, then affection] [The heroine is sensitive and meek at first, then takes down scumbags and repays every grievance] [There is no first love, aaaaaah] In three years of marriage, Jiang Sheng had been dutiful, obedient, and accommodating, yet she still couldn’t warm his heart. He was a ray of light in her life! But in Lu Qichen’s eyes, she was a scheming woman who cared only about money and power. Everyone knew th 2.3kReads7.7Score18414d adds
- 38 After Breaking Off the Engagement, My Obsessed Younger Brother Won't Leave Me Alone 退婚后，疯执弟弟缠上瘾 [Older woman-younger man romance + groveling chase + bad boy turns over a new leaf + second chance] [Madly possessive bad-boy younger man vs. capable, clear-headed older woman] Lu Weixi loves deeply, but she can also cut someone out of her life without hesitation. When she was young and had no one to turn to, Chen Yanze was willing to protect her with nothing but his bare hands, giving everything he had. From then on, she secretly fell for him. The girls by his side came and went, each one resem 676Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn, I’m Done Chasing This Heartbreak of a Man! 重生后，这个酸涩男神我不追了！ [Reborn + sweet romance + angst + the male lead chases his wife to the crematorium] In her previous life, Jiang Ansheng and Lu Yichen entered into a marriage of convenience. She fell for him at first sight, and loved him even more the second time they met. She thought that if she tried hard enough after they married, he would eventually love her too. During their three years of marriage, she did everything she could to make him love her, but he never did. On the day of her prenatal checkup, she 996Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 40 The Sour, Standoffish Campus Heartthrob Is Reborn, but She Couldn't Care Less 强扭的校草酸又涩重生她不稀罕了 [Both reborn + devoted only to each other + groveling for his wife] In her past life, Su Wanyi fell in love at first sight with the school heartthrob. After an unexpected night of passion, she got pregnant and, thanks to the baby, became his wife as she had always wished. Their wedding was sunflower-themed, her husband's first love's favorite, with the meaning: “Always turn toward you.” Three months into her pregnancy, the husband she loved pushed her onto the operating table. “This baby can't b 569Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 41 Sweet Romance: The Cold, Stoic Man Is Absolutely Smitten 甜宠：冷面冰山他超爱的 [Sweet romance + devoted one-on-one couple + face-slapping comeuppance + winning her back + happy ending] A scheming, sharp-tongued male lead who doesn’t mean what he says VS a sweet, innocent, delicate-flower heroine When they first met, Wen Yuning fell for the cool, handsome Lu Yanzhou. Lu Yanzhou told her, “It’s not like I’m into you.” Later, when Wen Yuning disappeared, he searched for her like a madman. Once he found her, he carefully drew her into his arms and said, eyes red, “I love y 1.7kReads8.0Score10214d adds
- 42 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
- 43 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, 1.3kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 44 Traces of Losing Control 失控痕迹 [Redemption chase + mutual healing + secret crush comes true + eight-year age gap + a little angst, slow burn] [Gentle playboy VS sensitive, headstrong girl] - Shen Siyu, the second son of the Shen family, was infamous in Beijing's elite circles for being incorrigibly carefree. He did whatever he pleased, was a notorious playboy, and changed girlfriends one after another. Until one day, he suddenly turned down every cigarette, drink, and dinner invitation, always giving the same reason: he had t 2kReads8.7Score17514d adds
- 45 CEO Zhou, Your Wife's Got You Wrapped Around Her Finger: Darling, Don't Leave Me! 周总老婆脑，夫人你不要离开我啊 Xu Wenyi had kept a secret in her heart for a long, long time: she liked Zhou Yanye, the proud and reckless boy who burned as brightly as a flame. She had loved him from high school through college and planned to bury the secret forever. She never expected Zhou Yanye to confess to her. “Xu Wenyi, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?” “Yes.” Her secret crush had come true, and Xu Wenyi gave Zhou Yanye all the love she had. “I don't know how to love someone, but I'll try my best to learn how to 3.9kReads8.0Score21114d adds
- 46 Miss Li Always Fights for What She Wants 黎小姐她又争又抢 [Both leads are inexperienced + nine-year age gap + face-slapping + sweet romance + groveling to win her back] [Shrewd, reserved Beijing tycoon] vs. [ seemingly sweet but secretly rebellious girl next door] Li Duo fell for her brother's best friend at the age when love first blossoms: a man nine years older than her. “Did you ever have feelings for me, even just a little, all these years?” “No. I only see you as a little sister.” After that, Li Duo avoided every gathering that Ji Jinchuan might 5.1kReads7.4Score33414d adds
- 47 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 1.5kReads8.4Score11614d adds
- 48 Tame Him 驯他 [Because I don’t really love you, every attempt to please you is just a long-hidden scheme] Gentle, pampered, strong-willed voice-acting beauty VS a tsundere, awkward, bad-at-communicating astronomy hothead who loves jumping to conclusions Everyone in Hucheng knew that Xie Yuan was Qi Ran’s childhood betrothed. His little fiancée was gorgeous, with shining hair and porcelain skin. She looked like a delicate beauty, spoke in a sweet, lilting voice, and was kind and obedient. She had practically 1.2kReads8.0Score10214d adds
- 49 I'm Done Chasing Her. She's Marrying Another Tycoon 不追了，她和别的大佬联姻了 (The short drama based on this book, He Came from the Other Shore, is now streaming.) [Sweet, gentle young Chinese medicine practitioner vs. devoted, free-spirited young heir. One-on-one romance, both virgins, sweet and healing] [A marriage that turns to love from the heroine’s perspective, unrequited love that becomes mutual from the hero’s perspective, and the second male lead chases his ex until he’s left in ashes] Si Xian had pursued Bo Yan without a title or commitment for seven years. At l 13.5kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 50 Roses Slowly Warm 玫瑰渐暖 Shen Mianyin once loved Xu Yuzhou, so deeply that it brought her to her knees. In high school, she worked up the courage to confess her feelings. Xu Yuzhou, who was doing his homework, stopped writing and sneered: “You’d be better off solving a couple more tough math problems with that time.” She reached for the rose and fell flat in the mud. - So Shen Mianyin hid her feelings and learned to keep her distance from Xu Yuzhou. But she never imagined that she would become his wife. The day after th 1.5kReads8.2Score13214d adds
