Novels like The Powerful Man Keeps a Little Bird, but Love Is a Cage
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Powerful Man Keeps a Little Bird, but Love Is a Cage, best match first.
- 1 After the Canary Flew the Nest, President Fu Went Bankrupt 金丝雀单飞后，傅总破产了 Male lead plays the pig to eat the tiger + gets pursued + sweet everyday romance + personal growth With one month left on his contract, President Fu is suddenly exposed as having gone bankrupt! Poor Gu Yan, a delicate little flower, thought she could walk away clean once their business was settled. She never imagined she wouldn't be released from her contract and would have to spend the rest of her life with him. Fu Yuanliang never expected that, after faking his bankruptcy, a sweet little flowe 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The System Told Me to Play Matchmaker, but I Ended Up Dating the Male Lead 系统让我当红娘，我却把男主谈了 [The Pursuit of a Wife After the Divorce · 1v1 · Entertainment Industry · Pure Romance] A scheming CEO from Beijing's elite circles x a hardworking, attention-seeking sweetheart Shen Zhiyao transmigrated into a book, not as the heroine, but as the vicious supporting character who kept courting death and was ultimately sent to a psychiatric hospital by the leads. System: “Your mission is to get the male and female leads together for a happy ending! You have one year~” To stay alive, Shen Zhiyao r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Found My Former Fiancée a New Match 退婚后，我给前未婚妻找下家 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Found My Former Fiancée Someone New 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Brief Summer 盛夏时浅 [One-on-one romance + school life + healing + jealous boyfriend + contrasting sides + sweet romance + mutual devotion + light comedy + tragic ending] Proud, unruly rich young master vs. gentle, resilient, well-behaved top student [The male lead is a roguishly handsome sharp-tongued troublemaker. He doesn’t smoke, and is only passably good at comforting others and himself.] [The female lead is charming and gentle, with maxed-out intelligence. She knows who she loves and hates, and isn’t good a 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 President Lu, Don't Lose It Yet. Turns Out You're the Clown 陆总先别疯，原来你才是小丑 Sweet romance + no more stand-in + winning her back + mutual secret crush Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted CEO (does more than he says) × clear-headed young star (speaks up and asks questions) Two years ago, young star Shen Wanxing knelt outside his villa, eyes red, begging him to take her in. On a whim, he kept her in his riverside penthouse, like a canary to dispel his loneliness. Everyone outside condemned Shen Wanxing for shamelessly clinging to President Lu, groveling for his attention. Only —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Mr. Gu, Stop Hurting Her. Miss Qiao Is Already Married 顾总别虐了，乔小姐已嫁人 [Mutually faithful leads + Secretary + The chase-back-to-win-her arc + Romantic tension] As Gu Tingsheng’s secretary, Qiao Nuoxing was exemplary. She served him day and night, and no one else. She had been with him for three years without a title or any promise, believing she could eventually warm his heart. But the moment his fiancée returned from abroad, he unceremoniously kicked her to the curb. She had once humbly believed that if she went along with everything he wanted, she could stay with 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Oh No! The Male Escort I Hired Became My Husband 要命！我点的男模成了老公 [Clear-headed, independent tech company owner & aloof, detached heir to a wealthy family] (Both each other's only one + marriage before love + sweet romance + whirlwind marriage + love grows over time) Feng Chengyu is the heir to the most powerful family in Jing City, a cool and abstinent young aristocrat, famously uninterested in women in the capital's elite circles... But one wild night entangled him with He Xiaose, a tech company owner who had come to Jing City to build her business. Not long 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After Huo Lost His Memory, His Canary Pretended They Were Platonic 霍少失忆后，金丝雀假装柏拉图 After Young Master Huo Loses His Memory, His Canary Pretends They’re in a Platonic Relationship 100Reads—Score214d adds
- 9 The Little Heiress Is So Hard to Placate 小祖宗真难哄 [Roguishly handsome crew-cut suit-wearing brute VS clear-headed, hot-tempered heroine] One-on-one, both characters are romantically inexperienced + flirtatious tension + domineering rogue + healing each other They had been together for seven years. Si Yun had suggested breaking up more times than she could count, but Mu Chi had never taken her seriously. That changed when the spotlights came crashing down at Mu Chi’s engagement banquet and he instinctively shielded his fiancée. Si Yun finally ga 218Reads6.7Score10914d adds
- 10 After Moving In with Others, My Green Tea Brother Turned Dark 寄人篱下后，绿茶弟弟黑化了 [Male lead: sweet on the surface, dark within; seemingly gentle but truly obsessive; outwardly well-behaved, secretly manipulative] [Slow burn, steady and gradual] [Captivity warning] [Male lead has a histrionic personality] [Female lead is cool and reserved, and speaks little] After her parents die in a plane crash, Lin Xi honors their final wishes and moves in with the Ji family, a prominent old-money clan in Chuancheng. The Ji family is cold and distant, all appearances and no real affection. 697Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 11 The Big Shot Drops a Hundred Million! The Fake Heiress Goes Crazy 大佬怒砸一个亿！假千金她发疯了 [The male lead is relentless in pursuing her / the second male lead is devoted to pure love, both leads are romantically inexperienced] [Fake sweet girl, secretly rebellious VS sinister, aloof, and dangerously charming young master] When Jiang Wanning was seven, she was adopted by the Jiang family, one of A City's most powerful families, and rose overnight to become a society heiress. But she also learned the bitter realities of human nature and the world's cold indifference. Only Gu Wenci ever 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After Driving His Darling Away for Five Years, Mr. Pei Plots to Make Her Fall for Him 逼走妹宝五年，裴总蓄意诱她沦陷 [Adopted siblings in name only | No blood relation] Qin Jiao was raised by the Pei family from childhood, and they treated her very well. The only exception was the restrained, cold eldest son, Pei Wensheng, whom she had loved for years without ever winning his heart. An accident that night shattered the boundaries between them as siblings. To prevent further complications, he cruelly sent her abroad. Tearfully, she pleaded, “Three years from now, could you give me one chance?” He coldly refus 4.1kReads—Score30714d adds
- 13 After the Capital’s Crown Prince Goes Broke, He Hauls Cement to Support Me 京圈太子爷破产后，扛水泥养我 [Powerful Hero with a Performative Personality + Money-Loving Heroine Who Doesn't Love Her Sugar Daddy + Age and Status Gap + Sweet Romance] Everyone in Beijing's elite circle knows that Qingqing is madly in love with Pei Zhi, the crown prince of the capital. Her contact name for him is: My Beloved ATM, Sugar Daddy [A Tsundere Control Freak, Fierce and Handsome]. But when Pei Zhi goes bankrupt, Qingqing, who supposedly loves him deeply, of course grabs the money and runs. Pei Zhi, who faked his 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Rose in a Cage 囚笼玫瑰 [Possessive obsession + a genuinely sick, yandere, and twisted male lead + powerful man and vulnerable woman + forced love + everyone is unhinged except the female lead] Read with caution: Li Jinnian was the child of a servant in the Fu household. She had a peaceful life and a happy family, and always thought that getting into a prestigious university and finding a job she liked would be all there was to her life. Who could have guessed that a single white shirt belonging to Fu Sizhe would lead 298Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 15 The Canary Wants to Escape! The Overbearing Tycoon Coaxes Her Tenderly 金丝雀要逃跑！强势大佬温柔轻哄 [Both virgins + one-on-one romance + happy ending + sweet and delicate heroine + powerful hero] An obsessive, celibate kingpin of the capital × a pitiful, delicate little white flower With a single contract, Bai Zhi became the kept woman of Third Master Lu, heir to one of the capital’s most powerful families. Everyone said Bai Zhi had done everything she could to get into Third Master Lu’s bed for his money. She could only admit, “I’m in it for the money, but I didn’t do everything I could.” Lat 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Stop It, Movie Star. You’re the Pretty Boy Here 影帝别闹了，你才是小白脸 [Flash marriage + satisfying face-slapping + punishing scumbags + both leads have no romantic history + a groveling chase to win her back] To make his first love smile, Jin Ang once left his family’s power struggles behind and entered the entertainment industry. He became an overnight sensation and won Best Actor. Later, even after stepping behind the scenes to become a powerful investor, he still paved the way for her, only for her to marry his sworn enemy and give him a humiliating face-slappi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After I Went Abroad, the Uncontrollable Big Shot Pinned the Flirt Against the Wall and Begged to Get Back Together 出国后，撩精被失控大佬抵墙复合 [Rekindled Romance | Secret Crush | The Powerful One Bows His Head | Sweet Romance and Relentless Pursuit] A caged songbird vs. a restrained tycoon * Shen Xingyuan always thought her relationship with Lu Lengshi was simple. She wanted his money, and he was captivated by her beauty, so for six months they worked together seamlessly, getting along like a fish in water. Later, when word got out that Lu Lengshi was going to get engaged to the well-matched daughter of the Xia family, Shen Xingyuan ca 359Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 18 I Hypnotized My Tycoon Brother, and His Obsessive Little Sister Kissed Him by Force 给财阀哥哥催眠，阴湿妹宝强吻他 (The rating just came out, so it will rise) The chaste flower falls from her pedestal | The male lead goes mad later on | Both are devoted and inexperienced An unassuming, well-behaved girl in public and a perverted nobody in private X a refined, moonlike head of a wealthy dynasty - Raised in the home of the top-tier Song family for years, Bai Yingtang secretly pined for the eldest son, Song Qingyue, for fifteen years, but could never have him. Until one day, she decided to go all in. She hypnot 11.6kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 19 I Transmigrated into a Book and Became a Kept Canary 穿书成了被圈养的金丝雀 Bai Jiajia, a working stiff in the entertainment industry, transmigrates into a book as a canary kept by a domineering, obsessive big shot. A canary in captivity? For Bai Jiajia, not having to work while someone else supports her sounds like absolute bliss. 589Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Kept Under His Thumb: The Canary Has Learned to Behave 强势圈养，金丝雀她很乖了 Forced pampering + canary + sweet and docile heroine + powerful, high-ranking hero + possessive and controlling + transmigrate into a book in reverse + System in reverse Sweet, docile canary vs. genuinely twisted, controlling big shot After her family fell on hard times, Jiang Ning sought protection by nestling obediently into the arms of the famously ruthless and cruel big shot. He lived up to his reputation, and the lovely young woman spent most of her time so frightened that tears welled in h 681Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 21 The Substitute Walked Away, and President Su’s Eyes Turned Red 替身说走就走，苏总红了眼 [Self-Conquering President Su vs. Miss Xixi, Future Best Actress Focused on Making Money and Building Her Career] [Both Pure in Love + Fake White Moonlight + Male Lead Seems Cold but Is Truly Devoted] One day, three years ago, Zuo Tangxi was struck by a windfall! She could live in a mansion, spend freely with a supplementary card, and ignore her in-laws. A contract marriage and life as a wealthy heiress: her dream had come true! Hesitating for even one second would be an insult to this unbelieva 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Is It Wrong to Fall for My Brother? 爱上哥哥是我的错吗？ [Pretend siblings / bittersweet angst / intense push and pull / reunion after years apart / sweet with heartbreak / both virgins / one-on-one / happy ending / unrelated by blood / not registered in the same household] Cold on the outside, warm on the inside CEO Qin Han × clear-eyed yet falling deeper Su Muli If you fall in love with your brother, it’s obviously his fault. When she was in ninth grade, her mother brought her into the Qin family. He was her brother in name only, and the three-year 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Married First, Loved Deeply: President Li, Stop Hurting Me and Cherish Me 先婚厚爱：历总别虐好好宠 [Marriage First, Love Later + Heartbreak + Sweet Romance + Overbearing CEO] [A sweet, obedient heroine who grows clever and independent + A capable, possessive hero] She agrees to marry a man she's never met to pay for her mother's treatment. He marries her at his parents' insistence, even though he doesn't love her. After all their entanglements, the two fall in love. Marriage first, love later: there are genuinely painful moments, but the sweet ones are just as real. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Trapped in an Abusive Novel, I Keep Myself Alive by Winning Over the Unhinged Crown Prince 穿进虐文，我靠攻略疯批太子续命 [Transmigrate Into a Book, 1v1, Both Leads Are Each Other's Only Partner + Regretful Pursuit + Bittersweet, Angsty Romance + System] (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later) When Li Sui'an, who was terminally ill, closed and opened her eyes, she somehow found herself pulled by a conquest System into the world of a novel about a tyrannical love affair. The good news: If she completes her mission, she can go home in a healthy body. The bad news: The person she has to win over is the derange 11.8kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 25 The Mad Young Lord, Embracing a Delicate Beauty 疯批世子，娇软美人拥入怀 The rating’s been up for ages, so it probably won’t go any higher (｡ ˇ‸ˇ ｡) “Traditional historical romance, faithful couple, possessive love” Xiao Heng, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, is as refined as the moonlight and elegant as a jade tree. Yet Su Yao has always felt an inexplicable sense of dread around him. Whenever his dark eyes settle on her, a chill creeps up her back. An orphan, Su Yao came to seek refuge with her aunt. She lives cautiously in the Duke’s residence, afraid to offend anyone —Reads—Score40414d adds
- 26 The Scumbag Keeps Trying to Make It Official 渣男总想要转正 [Marriage first, love later; he pursues his wife after she leaves. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's one and only.] [Cool, aloof rich young master VS gentle, self-reliant Cinderella] After getting drunk and making a fool of herself, Xia Yan somehow ended up in Young Master Pei's bed. She never expected that he was the very man she'd been offered to in repayment of a debt. From resisting with all her heart to falling for him, step by step. Their love is mutual, and their relationshi 75Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 27 Weren't You the One Who Wanted a Divorce? How Did You End Up Hooked? 不是要离婚吗？怎么被钓成翘嘴了 [A heroine with extreme contrast who’s secretly quite sneaky vs. a tough-talking, ruthless hero who doesn’t realize how funny he is] [Secret crush + marriage first, love later + groveling redemption + face-slapping] The year Xu Wang started her sophomore year, she married Fu Sinian, whom she had secretly loved for thirteen years. On their wedding night, Fu Sinian left Xu Wang alone and hid outside, refusing to come back. Xu Wang went looking for him, only to hear him making plans to divorce her. 854Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 28 The Fake Heiress Wants to Call Off the Engagement, but the Male Lead’s Brother Won’t Let Her Go! 假千金求退婚，男主他哥不让走！ (The rating just came out, so it may rise) [Honest Fake Heiress x Brooding, Obsessive, Crazy Tycoon] [Transmigrate into a Book + Feigned Deliberate Flirting + The Aloof Beauty Becomes the Other Woman for Love + Both Leads Are Chaste] Zhu Ning transmigrates into a book and becomes the vicious fake heiress destined to die, as well as the male lead's fake fiancée. From the start, everything goes spectacularly wrong. The moment she opens her eyes, she's been tossed into a bathtub full of ice water a 45kReads7.3Score6.3k14d adds
- 29 I Stabbed Him and Ran, Then We Met Again Five Years Later 捅他一刀就跑路，重逢五年后 [Fake Good Girl x Fake Bad Boy] [She Pursues Him, Then He Pursues Her | The Wife-Chasing Crematorium | Push and Pull | Broken, Then Reunited] After stabbing Luo Chi during a dungeon run, Song Nange ran away. Five years later, when they meet again, the young man's eyes hold nothing but undisguised disgust. Song Nange: “Don't you hate being apart from me?” Luo Chi: “I wish you'd stay as far away from me as possible.” Her spirits sink under his cold treatment. Every word he says cuts deep. “If you 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Let Me Bite the Stars 许我咬星辰 [Love triangle, sweet and angsty, possessive pursuit, showbiz] Ye Ying first saw Chen Mi at a rural school, as if a god had descended. Later, when her grandfather died, Chen Mi kindly brought her to the city and took care of everything. But she didn't dare look him in the eye. Living under the Chen family's roof, Ye Ying was as timid as a mouse. She called him Young Master, just like the housekeeper and driver, and never dared cross the line. After all, there was no story between a poor student 599Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 31 Madly in Love, Down to My Bones 狂恋入骨 Actress × Arrogant Tycoon [Reunion After Years Apart | Devoted Love | Kept Canary | Showbiz | Happy Ending] Shen Cisui had imagined many scenarios for her reunion with Qi Yanjin, but she never thought it would happen when she was at her most wretched. The man looked down at her from on high, his voice cool and crisp: “Come with me, or make tomorrow's headlines?” After all these years, the person she had once loved opened with an offer to keep her like a caged bird. From then on, her career kept 1.9kReads8.4Score21314d adds
- 32 Caught in the Game 入局 He Xingzhou first took notice of Chen Tian at his father-in-law’s birthday banquet. As fingers traced the rim of a wineglass, his gaze settled on her eyes. At first, he indulged her advances, wanting only to be a reckless playboy amid a life of wine and women, with roses climbing the walls outside the old courtyard and a delicate, dependent beauty kept inside. Later, with a thousand lights shining outside, he found himself longing for the faint glow in one corner of that courtyard. The lovely wo 7.3kReads9.1Score23414d adds
- 33 After I Drove Out the Heroine, the Jerk Hero Regretted It 赶走女主后，狗男主后悔了 The heroine grew up with the hero. Later, the hero's grandmother forced him to marry her. After his grandmother died, the hero kicked the heroine out. Once she started a new life, he saw her again and forced her to come back. 91Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 34 You Flirted and Ran? He Came to Your Door, Gripped Your Waist, and Kissed You Until Your Legs Went Weak 撩完就跑？他上门掐腰吻到腿软 [Sharp-tongued, cocky schemer × sweet girl who can be both cool and adorable] When Yun Qi’s father dragged her to the Xie family’s home, she met Xie Xinglan for the first time. She met his mocking gaze as he looked at the rope around her. “Does the young lady have some kind of special kink?” Xie Xinglan thought Yun Qi was spoiled and troublesome, and tried every which way to get rid of her. Yun Qi thought Xie Xinglan was sharp-tongued and all looks with no substance, and called him a jerk every 339Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 35 A Calculated, Secret Seduction! The Obsessive CEO Can't Get Enough of Her 蓄谋暗诱！病娇总裁黏她上瘾 [Top-tier tycoon CEO + marriage first, love later + heroine can be sweet or cool + hero is a deranged, scheming domineering CEO + wants her dead at first + later loves her more than life + mutual salvation + devoted couple] Ji Nian was drugged and framed by her father’s mistress. While trying to escape, she stumbled into the room of Sheng Lingyuan, a deranged, scheming CEO. Two strangers, dazed and confused, ended up in bed together... When the CEO woke up, he found that the woman had run off 106Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 36 Crush Those Wild Bones! 揉碎野骨！ [The Ex-Wife Chase of Doom + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] [Possessive, Unhinged Beijing Heiress's Heir × Pure, Alluring, Softhearted Actress] Yang Zhiyi was given a hard time at a dinner party, and her future looked bleak. The untouchable heir to the Huo family stepped in to help. Leaning close, he held out his hand. "Come with me." Yang Zhiyi took his hand, and stayed with him for four years. - The Huo family heir stood at the top of the pyramid: arrogant, unruly, and immensely powerful. Rumor 369Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Lovesick Demon Lord's Little Canary Is Always Sniffling 病娇大魔头的小金丝雀总是哭唧唧 [Nine-Year Age Gap + Fatherly Boyfriend + Nurturing Romance + Obsessive Love + Sweet Romance, Both Chaste] When she was sixteen, a car accident took the lives of the young girl’s parents, and the old master sent her to live with the Gu family. Looking at the innocent-faced girl before him, Gu Shiyan demanded, “That old geezer expects me to take care of her?” He stood up and looked at her, his voice cold. “I don’t know how to look after people, let alone children.” Wen Yuntang looked at the man’s 457Reads6.6Score10114d adds
- 38 After Three Years of Cold Shoulder, the Trillionaire CEO Begs Me to Take Him Back 冷待我三年，千亿总裁卑微求复合 [Independent, clear-headed heroine vs. aloof, faithless hero, with an eight-year age gap] In her senior year of college, Su Wan was hit with a devastating blow: her mother was gravely ill and urgently needed an expensive operation. With nowhere else to turn, she signed a three-year secret-marriage contract with trillionaire CEO Fu Yanci. For three years, he treated her with cold indifference, his heart set entirely on the woman he loved, who had gone abroad. When the contract expired, Su Wan's h 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Only After the Divorce Did He Learn She Never Loved Him. Mr. Zhou Keeps Losing It! 离婚才知她不爱，周总又又又破防了！ There was a well-known secret in their circle: Zhou Jingyue loved a woman he could never have, but that woman was Zhou Zi, the adopted daughter listed in the Zhou family genealogy. Under pressure from his family, Zhou Jingyue married Su Qian Ci, whose features resembled Zhou Zi’s. When Zhou Zi returned to the country, he resolutely asked for a divorce. But he unexpectedly discovered that Su Qian Ci had married him and carefully nursed him back to health, and that she lay awake with insomnia afte 973Reads—Score10414d adds
- 40 My Wife Keeps Getting Pursued, and the Aloof Mr. Fu Begs to Share a Room 老婆总被惦记，高冷傅总求同房 [Marriage First, Love Later + Both Pure + Six-Year Age Gap] [Intense Push and Pull + The Powerful One Bows His Head + Slapping Himself as He Chases His Wife] Powerful Financier + Elegant Beauty Fu Yanchen needs a respectable wife to deal with his family and the outside world. There are countless heiresses in the capital’s elite circles, and Jiang Lengyan isn’t the most prominent, yet she is the one he chooses. He is cold and heartless by nature. After they marry, he treats her with chilly indiff 2.1kReads—Score11714d adds
- 41 Spoiled Rotten 肆宠成瘾 [Marriage Before Love] [Mutual Healing] [Both Pure, One-on-One Romance] [Long-Standing Scheme] [Caged Canary] Wen Luoyang is delicate and soft, with a striking, uninhibited beauty. Fu Jingchen is crazy about her delicate, soft charms. She needs money, and he needs a woman. They hit it off at once. Their marriage is purely transactional, with no feelings involved. Later, the woman stands alone in an empty alley, a cigarette between her lips as smoke curls around her. She is nothing like the swee 564Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 42 My Sugar Daddy Keeps Falling in Love with Me Again and Again 金主老公反复爱上我 [Refined, Devoted CEO + Cool, Distant Actress + Mature Romance + Love After Marriage + Sweet Romance + Amnesia Drama] A contract marriage lasting five years. The story opens with them already married. Jiang Huai was usually refined and dignified in public, but he gradually fell in love with his contract wife, Zhao Tong. Anxious and insecure, he carefully hid his feelings, afraid she'd find out. Zhao Tong remained the same as ever, focused on making money. She didn't love Jiang Huai and only wan 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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 902Reads7.9Score10714d adds
- 44 I Raised My Little Sister for Ten Years. Want to Leave? Not Until You’ve Had Enough 妹宝养了十年，想走？尝够了再说 The score is still going up~ [Obsessive, possessive, refined scumbag + wronged, timid yet tenacious sweetheart] Both virgins / 9-year age gap / irresistible pheromones / forced love / powerful man lowering himself / groveling to win her back / running away while pregnant / HE By the time Lin Wanning was twenty-two, she had been with Feng Yili for more than three years. Once a week, without fail. When Feng Yili was in the mood, he showered her with dirty talk. When he lost interest, he couldn't e 6.5kReads8.2Score51914d adds
- 45 She Had to Live Under Someone Else's Roof, Then Got Pregnant by a Mad Young Master 她寄人篱下，怀了疯批少爷的崽 Jiang Muxing and Lu Zhou lived under the same roof for five years. In public, she was the unwanted burden his father brought home, no more welcome than her mother. In private, she was his partner, summoned whenever he wanted and dismissed whenever he pleased. * Lu Zhou thought Jiang Muxing was obedient and gentle. Even if he married and had children someday, she would never leave without his permission. Little did he know that ever since she had sold herself to him, she had been thinking of leav 4.4kReads7.9Score27314d adds
- 46 Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu 顾先生和顾太太 [Proud, aloof tycoon × resilient, spirited songbird] Rumor had it that Gu Zhengze had everything, except a weakness. But later, he gave in, took a knife for her, fell deep into love, and kept her tucked away in his gilded cage. The year Gu Kou turned nineteen, her parents died in a car accident, and her younger brother suffered liver damage, leaving him at death’s door. The enormous cost of surgery made her pick up the business card she had once torn to shreds. She thought she was just a little 1.6kReads9.4Score13114d adds
- 47 Be Brave and Pursue Love: Falling for a Police Officer 勇敢去追爱，追着警察叔叔谈恋爱 This book is all about romance. It is not a story about a strong female lead! It is not a story about a strong female lead! When Chen Youyou was eight, she was in danger and was rescued by a young police officer. He became the man of her dreams, but by a twist of fate, that young officer later became her father’s sworn brother. More than ten years later, Chen Youyou is finally all grown up. Watch her overcome every obstacle on the road to love without fear! She bravely pursues romance, falling i 9.6kReads8.8Score81514d adds
- 48 The Starlight I Owe You 亏欠的星光 With one obsessive, determined demand, she locked herself and him inside the prison of marriage. Su Wanyi loved Jiang Yanli for three whole years. From carefully trying to please him to clinging to comforting illusions, she always believed time could warm his heart. But after Qiao Yanyan appeared, she saw the truth: he wasn’t incapable of tenderness; it simply wasn’t meant for her. He wasn’t incapable of love; he had just never loved her. The “happy times” she treasured were nothing more than s 2kReads—Score10114d adds
- 49 Indulge! My Sugar Daddy Wants True Love, but I'm a Freak 贪欢！金主纯爱，但我是个变态 Both leads are virgins! Both leads are virgins! Both leads are virgins! "Devoted, straitlaced sugar daddy + polished, self-serving kept lover" Older man | Reversal | 1v1 | Love-triangle drama | A long road to winning back his wife Liang Qiyan is a cold-blooded, disciplined business magnate, with a body beneath his suits so rigid it seems incapable of bending. The only time he ever lost control was when he kept Ruan Lin, that dazzling, vain, carefree little songbird. For two years, he gave her th 1kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 50 The CEO Went Too Far, So After Being Reborn, She Only Wants to Run Away 霸道总裁太过分，重生后她只想逃 [Urban + reborn + exclusive devotion + regretful husband chases his wife back + two timelines + mystery-solving] In her previous life, Chen Siyi fell in love at first sight with the school heartthrob Shangguan Mosen. She did everything she could to keep up with him, from high school through college, never wavering. After one drunken night together, she became pregnant, and the Shangguan family took her in. But her husband’s heart never truly belonged to her. A movie star with the halo of a pure 61Reads8.0Score—14d adds
