Novels like Passionate Love in the Capital and Hong Kong
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- 151 This Candy Is Very Sweet 这糖very甜 [Sweet romance + age gap + both devoted only to each other + no angst] Tang Tian became the “wife” of Tan Zhilin, captain of the traffic police brigade, in his online game in exchange for a hundred skins. Thirty-eight-year-old Tan Zhilin thought he was destined to be a tree that never blossomed. He never expected to stumble into having a sweet young wife. And so Captain Tan began his journey of spoiling his wife. “I don’t care about money, but my wife must have plenty to spend: transfer my bu 393Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 152 My Wife Has Me on a Short Leash: Abstinent Uncle, Please Spoil Me 夫管严：禁欲大叔请宠我 Powerful Older Man in Control & Beautiful, Kind-Hearted Little Troublemaker Age gap, growing-up romance That snowy night, the sight of a tearful young girl standing beneath the steps at Xizi Bay became a pain Chen Zongsheng could never put into words. I lost her. I have to find her again. By then, Chen Zongsheng was forty, with power firmly in his hands. He was mature, refined, and irresistibly charming. Just as countless people were preparing to send women his way, someone else got there first 8.4kReads9.0Score53914d adds
- 153 Hong Kong's Power Player: Holding Her by the Waist and Sweet-Talking Her 港圈大佬，掐腰哄 A powerful man lowers his head for her, a secretly pining male lead, a cool yet delicate rose of a heroine, set in Hong Kong “You are the most precious thing in my life’s darkness, something I could never bear to lose.”, Qi Yuan Everyone in their circle says the head of the Qi family has a young girl living with him. They all assume it’s a marriage arranged between wealthy families. Until… At a banquet, Qi Yuan holds his “princess” close and coaxes her, “Baby, you can’t drink.” Ruan Yu pushes hi 4kReads6.4Score30814d adds
- 154 Snow Falls over Northern Beijing Tonight 今夜京北有雪 [Noble, Aloof Scion of an Elite Family] ✖️ [Radiant Beauty and Artifacts Restorer] [Happy Ending] [Six-Year Age Gap] [Beijing Circle] [A Subtly Unexpected Side to the Heroine] Content Warnings: [Angst and Sweetness] [Neither Lead Is the Other’s First] [Pseudo-Substitute Romance] (The man has a past, the woman doesn’t) “Love is something only the best of the best can afford. True romantics are born into wealthy families.” A friend once warned Jiang Wanhao, “Wanhao, Mr. Shen once had a lover for 20.3kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds
- 155 Wildfire Sweeps the Harbor 野火燎港 [Daddy-type powerhouse + forbidden romance + older man + mutual firsts + powerful man bows his head] As the illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Wu married into the top-tier Pei family of Hong Kong City. On the very first day, she was already branded with shame. Her husband, Pei Muye, the Pei family's unruly second son, had a sordid past before marriage and partied night after night afterward. On her birthday, he even brought his illegitimate child before her, letting the second bran 32.2kReads8.4Score2.3k14d adds
- 156 A Tender Kiss in Spring Harbor 娇吻春风港 The short drama adaptation, A Kiss in Spring Harbor, is now streaming. Hong Kong's top tycoon × clear-headed, beautiful ingenue [Devoted to each other + sweet romance + age gap + long-planned pursuit + simmering tension + imperfect characters] The first time they met, Rong Yanxiu asked her, “Classmate Wen, how are your grades?” After that, he quietly worked his way into her life. Their relationship was hard to define, and the flirtation between them was subtle and uncertain, so she chose to run 7.7kReads8.9Score96314d adds
- 157 Crossing the Line to Fan the Flames 越界撩火 (Complete) [Age gap + abstinent older man steals his younger brother’s fiancée + sweet romance + devoted couple] [Distinguished, mature gentleman and translation-industry heavyweight × adorable little fox who acts sweet and helpless in public] Xie Zhiyu of the capital’s Xie family is the most dazzling among the city’s elite. In everyone’s eyes, he’s famously refined and composed, disciplined and courteous. No one could have imagined that he would “steal” his younger brother’s fiancée. After Ming 5.8kReads9.3Score77214d adds
- 158 My Scumbag Boyfriend Cheated with My Best Friend, So I Got Pregnant and Became His Stepmom 渣男劈腿闺蜜，我怀崽当他后妈 [Pregnancy Before Love] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] [Age Gap] [Hong Kong Tycoon Bows to Love] [Adorable Child] The short drama She's the Only One is now online, starring Zhao Tingyi and Deng Lingshu. The man said, "Marrying me is the best revenge you can take on my son." Ruan Zhi panicked! After her cousin cruelly set her up and her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend, she unexpectedly got pregnant, with twins, no less?! What should she do? The children would be half-siblings t 6.8kReads8.6Score65014d adds
- 159 Roy's Cousin: The White Paper Fan of the Gangster World Roy表妹古惑世界做白纸扇 Shen Guannan unexpectedly dies during an exam, but fate gives her a new test. Heaven’s will traps her in a time-loop script set in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, with every scene written in advance: She is expected to look on indifferently as the streets are slaughtered, the Japanese army commits atrocities, civilians are displaced, and resistance fighters struggle on. She struggles and fights back, refusing to bow her head as she tries to overturn the predetermined ending. Deep down, she is certa 4kReads—Score39214d adds
- 160 Sweet and Gentle, Deep in His Heart 心尖上的乖软 [1v1, sweet romance, devoted couple, childhood-to-lovers] The Xiao family of the capital has a young girl named Xie Xiyou. She may not have the surname Xiao, but she is the little princess of the family, adored by everyone. The fourth young master of the Xiao family, Xiao Suchuan, is a leading figure in business who has been cool and reserved since childhood. He treats everyone with distant indifference, yet gives all his tenderness and patience to Xie Xiyou! Xie Xiyou is sweet and obedient. She 5kReads9.1Score42614d adds
- 161 First Frost in Beijing and Hong Kong 京港逢霜降 A rotten man with a real heart × a prickly little white rabbit Class gap + substitute romance + reunion after years apart + the pursuit of a runaway wife The first time Wen Shuangjiang met Liang Jingxu, she knew they were from different worlds. They crossed paths on a film set. His car splashed mud all over her, and he drove off without a word of apology. She lost her chance at the job. When they met again, she was flinging her room key at a producer’s face. He had a curvy woman in his arms, 417Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Fall of Swan Lake 天鹅湖的坠落 [Harbor City's Elegant, Wealthy Ballerina vs. Capital City's Tycoon] Xiang Lichu, Harbor City's leading ballerina, married her first love, never expecting their marriage to become a gilded cage. Then, on a stormy night, she met Jiang Junheng, a man from the capital, and fell into his unfathomable gaze. He was the most distinguished tycoon in the capital, wielding immense power. Everyone said he was heartless, unaware that he had coveted that "flower of worldly luxury" for five whole years. Her 1.6kReads8.0Score13114d adds
- 163 Spoiled in the Capital at Night: The Older Man Is Head over Heels for Her 京夜溺宠，大叔他超爱的 He Tinghao, once a committed bachelor, married a beautiful young woman fifteen years his junior, causing a sensation throughout the capital. The day after the wedding, the media caught He Tinghao shopping with his young wife. In a shoe store, he crouched down to try on shoes for her. Halfway through a dinner with colleagues, He Tinghao received a phone call, grabbed his suit jacket, and left. One colleague teased him, “Director He, heading home this early?” He Tinghao pressed his lips together a 2.9kReads6.9Score21014d adds
- 164 Falling for His Deep Love 沦陷他情深 [Short drama now available] Bai Xiaofan thought she would live out her life in quiet simplicity, until one rainy night, when a man's arrival disrupted the peaceful life she had known. 4.1kReads8.8Score35414d adds
- 165 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 347.4kReads9.2Score63.2k14d adds
- 166 Misty Rain over Shanghai and Macau, Addicted to Kissing Her 沪澳烟雨，吻她成瘾 A powerful man lowers his head | He speaks his mind and is completely devoted | Love at first sight | Intense push and pull, charged with ambiguity | Older man | Both leads are each other’s first, very sweet romance The king of Shanghai’s capital world x the jewel of Macau At their first meeting, she was like a richly colored oil painting suddenly blossoming in the cold wind, so breathtakingly beautiful that she instantly captured everyone’s attention. Three days later, he studied her profile, p 22.3kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds
- 167 Deep in the Courtyard: Fate Has Me Falling for You 庭院深深之命中注定我爱你 Though they were worlds apart, a scheme brought them together after one night of passion left Jiang Xingwan pregnant. She struggles to adjust to life among the wealthy. But with the endless rules of high society and her fiancé Qin Huaixin’s well-matched childhood sweetheart to contend with, what future awaits Jiang Xingwan in this sprawling old mansion? Jiang Xingwan once made a wish upon the fireworks: “I hope Qin Huaixin leads the Qin Group beyond Asia and onto the world stage.” Qin Huaixin: 508Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Hello, Mr. Cheng 你好，程先生 [Long-awaited reunion + domineering CEO + no groveling chase after his wife + age gap] Five years ago, Sang Tian met Cheng Muye while working a summer job during her vacation. Cheng Muye was captivated by her looks and helped her out of a difficult situation, but there was a condition. After they had been together for a few days, Sang Tian’s pride was wounded, and she seized an opportunity to escape from Cheng Muye. When they reunite five years later, Sang Tian is still a struggling medical stud 23.1kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
- 169 Deeply Seduced 深度诱哄 [Harbor District mogul + mixed-race heiress × truly doted-on romance × both leads are romantically inexperienced] [Third Master Xie, deeply in love × a sweet yet secretly fierce beauty] A delicate, pampered little rose appeared by Third Master Xie's side in the Harbor District. Who was Third Master Xie? The head of the Xie family in the Harbor District, known above all for his cold resolve and ruthless methods, with a heart and gaze as icy as stone. Everyone thought nothing of it, assuming the l 130Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 170 Soft Murmurs 轻哝软语 Criminal Investigation Squad Captain x high school Chinese teacher [Sweet romance + marriage before love + one couple + both are each other’s first and only] Xu Weiyan comes from a centuries-old merchant family in Jinggang, but chooses a career in uniform, a path that seems rather “unconventional.” His illustrious family supports his career choice, but sets one condition: he doesn’t have to inherit the family business, but he must accept a marriage arranged by the family. Gui Yanxiao is the seco 5kReads9.0Score46614d adds
- 171 A Tamed Relationship 驯养关系 [Domineering, short-tempered heir to a powerful family × clear-headed, rational lawyer. The male lead is not chaste and acts like a total jerk and a shameless playboy early on. A true rogue-turned-devoted-lover story.] [Content warnings: 1. Lots of mistresses, so avoid if that bothers you. 2. The male lead has a fiancée. 3. The female lead is incredibly lucky, to an absurd degree, and somewhat saintly. 4. An unapologetically brainless wish-fulfillment story.] Jiang Wan went to Lu Huaiqi for mone 90Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 172 Waiting for Him to Understand My Heart 等他知我意 A story about high-ranking officials, featuring three couples: (1) The son of a powerful family and a once-wealthy young woman fall secretly in love with each other. Their romance lasts from college until they are nearly thirty, when they finally marry. President Lu is gentle and devoted, while the heroine is radiant and ambitious. Highlights: starting a business, and a romance that goes from school uniforms to a wedding dress. (2) A taciturn, thirty-year-old division chief is a man of faith, bu 6.8kReads9.2Score56114d adds
- 173 Vladimir, the One I Cannot Help but Love 瓦洛佳，非爱不可的人 They say the stars in the night sky are the most beautiful things in the world. They must never have seen those captivating ice-blue eyes. 5,843 is the distance from Beijing to Moscow, and it also represents my promise to be with you for all eternity. (This story is entirely fictional.) 1.9kReads9.2Score17914d adds
- 174 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 17.9kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 175 He’s So Hard to Placate 他太难哄了 After her older sister mysteriously disappears, Luo Mei refuses to marry her future brother-in-law and instead impulsively marries Wen Zhou, the CEO of Wen Group. Before the wedding, they reach an understanding. A marriage of convenience, mutually beneficial. Business only, no feelings. After the wedding, they live like a couple who barely know each other. On the first day after getting their marriage certificate, Luo Mei gets food poisoning from green beans and crouches outside a hospital 19.6kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds
- 176 A Tempting Romance! She Turns Around and Marries, Leaving Her Abstinent Uncle-in-Law in a Panic 诱宠！她转身嫁人，禁欲小叔慌了 [Abstinent Tycoon x Sweet, Gentle Painter | Long-Planned Pursuit + Secret Crush + Both Inexperienced + Extra Sweet and Loving] On a rainy night, the man she should call Uncle (though they aren't related by blood) barges into her room. In the heat of passion, she hears him say, “Wen Yan...” After a reckless night, she wakes up to find him gone. She thinks he mistook her for someone else. Little does she know he's been in love with her all along. Huo Nanyan, the future head of the wealthiest Huo f 1.6kReads9.0Score17414d adds
- 177 The Sweet Consort Reborn on Her Wedding Bed, and the Violent Heir Goes Wild for Her 甜妃重生在婚床，暴戾世子爱疯了 (The rating was just posted, don't worry, it can go up) [One-on-one reborn romance + Both leads are pure in both lives + Stealing his brother's bride + Devoted love + Revenge + A little court intrigue] Jiang Yuan is deceived by her own family and mistakes the wrong man for her mother's murderer. She hates Song Yuchuan, who abducts her on her wedding day, and is determined to kill him. Poisoning, assassination, plotting against him... None of it works. Five years after her death, she still cannot 5.6kReads8.0Score61614d adds
- 178 The Trueborn Daughter 元嫡 Li Qingluan, the only daughter of a mighty general, was at the age when girls first blossomed, gentle and lovely. On a warm afternoon, her radiant smile shone like a ray of sunlight into Emperor Liu Heng's heart, making this middle-aged man, cold and distant since childhood, realize for the first time that a woman could be so charming and adorable. But the girl before him was clearly still so young. The shy, tender way she said, “Your Majesty,” made his heart flutter despite himself... Many year 3.6kReads8.7Score29214d adds
- 179 The Mountains and Seas, Once More 又见山海 [Government employee male lead, widowed and straightforward; gentle, soft-spoken divorced female lead] The leads have an age gap, and this is a sweet romance. The male lead first takes an interest in the beautiful female lead. After learning she's divorced, he uses his position to create opportunities to meet her and gradually get closer. Their lives slowly become intertwined, and of course, that eventually leads to an adult relationship. Along the way, they face everyday troubles and confront t 14kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 180 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 9.9kReads9.1Score95414d adds
- 181 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 14.8kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 182 Not My Brother, but My Daddy-Style Husband! 不是哥哥，是爹系老公呀！ [Fatherly Husband x Naive Young Wife] [A Ten-Year Age Gap: Big Brother Who Is Completely Wife-Obsessed x Devoted, Exclusive Love] In H Nation, everyone knows Xu Zhengxi, the powerful figure in the capital. The youngest government official in the cabinet, he is still unmarried at thirty and spends his days looking after the "little one" at home. When the "little one" goes on a date with a male classmate, he abandons his work, catches her, and takes her home to "teach her a proper lesson"; When th 2kReads8.0Score12514d adds
- 183 You Are on the Cliff 你在悬崖上 Ji Wujing stayed with Ye Lansheng for seven years, without a name or a place in his life. When she was young and naive, she fell in love with him and foolishly dreamed of becoming his bride. But she no longer wants that. All she wants is to leave him in the best way possible. 3.9kReads9.0Score38614d adds
- 184 A Shocking Swan Amid Ashen Snow 惊鸿烬雪 [Jiangnan Kunqu Opera Star × Cold-Blooded Tycoon Heir] On a stage veiled in Jiangnan's misty rain, Fu Yinong wears a plain brocade qipao. A vivid red beauty mark rests between her brows as her water sleeves flutter and her lilting Kunqu voice sings of love and longing. She is a renowned Kunqu opera star, and also a carefully honed pawn in a plan for revenge. Chang Xun, heir to a powerful financial empire, is cool and inscrutable, and has never believed in romance. But one glimpse of that fragile 41Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 185 Sweet and Flirty Little Troublemaker, Always Craving Kisses 甜撩小作精，每天都想要亲亲 [Marrying into a Wealthy Family Far from Home + Sweet Romance + Both Pure + Romantic Tension + Cool, Reserved, Secretly Passionate Beijing Tycoon x Spoiled, Radiant Hong Kong Heiress] Ruan Qianyin was the cherished daughter of Hong Kong’s richest family, the Ruans. One night, she caught her fiancé kissing her cousin, Lu Shuman, on the street. Overnight, she became a laughingstock among Hong Kong’s socialites. She heard Lu Shuman had someone in mind for a blind date: a highly admired, untouchable 9.6kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 186 A Hong Kong Marriage Diary 港婚日记 [Hong Kong director x mainland actress, married first and fall in love later, both leads are romantically inexperienced] Everyone in the industry knew that Guan Yuzhou was a notorious “tyrant on set.” He was not only strict about casting, but also had absolute control over every shot. Thanks to his powerful family background, even investors treated him with deference. But just before Lunar New Year, Hong Kong media suddenly reported that the female lead in Director Guan's new film was an actress 23.5kReads9.1Score3k14d adds
- 187 Grip Her by the Waist 掐腰 [Short sweet romance / mutual salvation, a twisted, volatile love triangle + a madly possessive male lead vs. a spoiled, high-maintenance sweetheart + older man/younger woman] While her brother is away on a business trip, Jiang Wen is entrusted to the care of a strange man. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his gaze is indifferent, but a bewitching menace lurks at the corners of his eyes. With his hands in his pockets, he flashes an inscrutable smile when he sees her. It's the look of a hunter spo 346Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 188 Snow Still Falls Over the Capital 京雪未央 Everyone told Lin Shu that Shen Yanqing, a powerful man from the highest echelons of Beijing society, had loved too many people to ever stay for anyone. But clear-eyed even as she sank deeper, she still boarded this colossal ship, and he gradually drew her into Beijing's upper circles. He said, "It's nice to stay in Beijing. That way, you'll be close to me." But in the end, he personally sent her to America. 4.9kReads9.0Score73614d adds
- 189 A Seduction Gone Wild! The Scheming Tycoon Pretends to Be Sweet and Coaxes Her Into a Whirlwind Marriage 爆撩！腹黑大佬装乖热吻诱哄闪婚 Pure romance, married first and fell in love later, the second male lead fights hard to win her over, a groveling pursuit of his wife, sweet and indulgent On the day he proposed, her boyfriend of many years walked out in front of everyone with a fake heiress in his arms. Proud as she was, Xue Yujing promptly announced that she was breaking up with Huo Yanting. Huo Yanting didn’t take it seriously. Xue Yujing loved him more than life itself; how could she possibly let him go? That is, until Xue Y 298Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 190 EN Entangled in Love in the Capital and Harbor City 情陷京港 [A dazzling, uninhibited enchantress × a refined, aloof, seductive CEO] Xun Yuan was a beautiful woman with a world of stories in her eyes: cool, sensual, alluring, laid-back, and endlessly fascinating. One day, bored out of her mind, she took over a private club in Hong Kong. She never expected to meet Zuo Tingyue, Hong Kong’s most eligible heir, on opening day. He was naturally cold-hearted, with an aristocratic, imposing air. He was the kind of man who passed through a field of flowers with 16.5kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
- 191 Director, Please Behave Yourself 主任，请自重 [Government Officialdom + Age Gap + Devoted to Each Other + Forced Love] A powerful and highly capable director of the General Office unexpectedly encounters a young woman he once met briefly, setting the wheels of fate in motion. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Specially Spoiled: So What If He's Twenty Years Older? Uncle Is the Best 偏宠，大二十岁怎么了，叔他最好 [Older man + fatherly devotion + devoted favoritism + mutual devotion + age gap] The male lead is mature and steady, gentle and refined, fresh-faced and handsome. The female lead is a poor little thing, struggling like a tenacious blade of grass to survive in the cracks. He is the sun in her life, shining on her and warming her. She pouted. “Uncle, I like you.” “Kid, you’re still young. We’re not right for each other.” He looked at her and let out a deep sigh, then turned away. “You’re still a s 7.4kReads9.1Score62914d adds
- 193 Three Years After Faking My Death, My One True Love Is Married 死遁三年，白月光已婚 [Marriage first, love later + both leads have no past romantic entanglements + powerful family background + age gap + intense romantic tension][On-location weather reporter ✖️ powerful man in government] Because she loves the wilderness and the wind, Lu Jinqiu stands in the middle of a typhoon, clinging to the principle, “Life is nothing but scallions, ginger, and garlic. Be a little scallion-smart, ginger up a little, and if all else fails, garlic it.” And so, muddling through, she spends three 390Reads—Score10814d adds
- 194 The Orphaned Daughter's Path to Glory 侯府孤女的荣华路 [Age-gap warning: the heroine is sexually inexperienced, the hero is not; after meeting her, he is devoted to her alone] Gu Jin is the orphaned daughter of the late Marquis Yongding. She lost both parents at a young age and, unloved by her grandmother, grew up struggling to get by in the marquis's household. She had hoped for a peaceful life and a safe marriage, but someone schemed against her, and she ended up in the hands of the emperor, a man who stood above all others... Fortunately, the emp 4.7kReads8.9Score49614d adds
- 195 Where An Lan Finds Her Home, the Sun Shines Warmly 安澜归处是暖阳 Print edition publication signed! [Calculating, mature powerhouse VS sweet, charming primary school teacher] + [Sweet romance] + [Age gap] + [Love at first sight] + [Powerful man bows to love] Before the new school year began, primary school teacher Zhou Nuan was told that a new student would be joining her class, and that the child's father was the newcomer, Shi Anlan, a powerful figure. Zhou Nuan never expected that an ordinary home visit would end with Shi personally seeing them off, and the 23.9kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
- 196 A Love Letter from the Twenty-Fifth Time Zone 第二十五时区的情书 [Print edition now available] The love they felt as teenagers was buried in the sound of the wind on the day their hearts first stirred. By the time it crossed mountain after mountain to reach their hearts, the wind had died, leaving only unresolved longing. - Zhou Jingni's unrequited love wasn't like that of other girls left to act out a one-sided romance. She and Shen Yi were childhood friends, born into the same Beijing compound. They grew up and went to school together, and as teenagers they 18.5kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
- 197 I Only Like You 独独喜欢你 [Extra Sweet, No Angst] + [Mutual Firsts] + [Healing] + [Nine-Year Age Gap] Gu Ji, born into a family that favored boys over girls and initially named Gu Zhaodi, met a kindhearted man on a scorching summer day. The first time Gu Ji, from a small mountain village, left the mountains, she met the refined and distinguished Mr. Dan as soon as she stepped out of the train station. Seeing the girl walking all the way to school, the gentle, cultured man was moved to help her. Their chance encounters ov 3.4kReads9.3Score37514d adds
- 198 The Abstinent Uncle’s Secret Rose Is Sweet and Irresistible 禁欲小叔的私养玫瑰又甜又撩 [Nine-year age gap + growing-up romance + powerful capital-circle magnate + uncle + devoted to each other + happy ending] [Bright and playful Chinese classical beauty] × [Clear-headed, restrained alpha male with a doting, fatherly streak] Everyone knows that the head of the Zhou family can do as he pleases in the capital, and keeps his distance from women, living a life of austere self-restraint. But no one knows that behind the high walls of his estate, he keeps a sweet, flirtatious young woman 2.5kReads7.6Score23214d adds
- 199 Rouge on the Inkstone 砚上胭脂 A disastrous blind date? She ends up in a marriage-of-convenience deal with a powerful man! Su Huaixiu agreed to a blind date to “sell herself” for her family. She thought she was in for another “sixth strikeout,” but instead she ran into her direct supervisor, Fu Yanxiu. She steeled herself and proposed a “marriage in name only, with no interference in each other’s lives.” The man tapped the table and settled the matter with a single sentence: “How convenient. That’s exactly the kind of marri 1.5kReads8.6Score22114d adds
- 200 The Rose Beauty 玫瑰美人 [A Hong Kong City business tycoon X a dazzling rose of a beauty] [Romance and marriage + wealthy family + intense push and pull + possessive love + secret crush comes true + age gap] Xu Ge was raised in luxury and spoiled by a top tycoon in Hong Kong's business circles. She was both sweet and willful. That is, until his fiancée appeared. He personally sent her away overseas. “Go. Leave Hong Kong and don't come back. Don't make me send you away myself.” He gave her ten years of love, then took it 4.9kReads8.3Score50814d adds
