Novels like Crossing the Line: Surrendering While Wide Awake
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- 101 Secretary Ji Doesn't Want to Get Married! The Obsessive CEO Can't Stop Chasing Her 季秘书不想结婚！偏执总裁追上瘾 [A CEO who's all talk but secretly a softie x a clever, beautiful secretary] [Both are romantically inexperienced + love grows over time + she runs away while pregnant + sweet romance] By day, she is his secretary, highly capable and adept at handling anything that comes her way. By night, she becomes a thoughtful assistant in his private life. Ji Ling never imagined she would become entangled with a man like Shao Libai in this unfamiliar city. She agreed because she was lonely and because Sha 134Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 102 Secretly Married to CEO Zhan: The Little Secretary Can't Hide Her Baby Bump 隐婚湛总：小秘书的孕肚藏不住了 At a dinner party, she shared a night of passion with Zhan Chiyan. To keep him from firing her, she erased every trace of what happened and stayed by his side as his personal secretary, acting as if nothing had happened. But she never imagined that after standing by Zhan Chiyan for three years, he would fall for her innocent cousin, Li Luo. She watched Zhan Chiyan confess to Li Luo with her own eyes, saying he wanted to marry her and give her a lifetime of wealth and luxury. Li Luo's words, “I d 2.5kReads6.6Score30314d adds
- 103 I Faked a Confession for Compensation, but the Sharp-Tongued Tycoon Took It Seriously 假表白只为拿优化补偿，毒舌大佬却当真 She fakes a confession just to get compensation for improving herself, but the sharp-tongued big shot takes it seriously. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Never Badmouth the Boss in the Break Room 千万别在茶水间说老板坏话 [Love at first sight + office romance + top-tier flirting + devoted to each other, one-on-one] On the first day the new Greater China CEO took office, he overheard his secretary badmouthing him in the break room. The thing was, she wasn’t wrong. He really was a country bumpkin who had never seen a woman as beautiful as her. Later, the bumpkin decided to get back at the secretary for talking badly about him by taking the gentle approach, planning to win the gorgeous Nian Shiyan over with his own 1.2kReads8.6Score12714d adds
- 105 Cutting My Losses in the Seventh Year 第七年止损 From Lujiazui to New York, from a brilliant future to you. Boss and subordinate. In public, they are “Mr. Lu” and “Ms. Gu”; in private, restraint and desire clash. They both believed cutting their losses in time was the most rational choice, until the day they reunited and realized that some investments, once missed, can never be entered again. A career-growth story with an investment banking backdrop, fast-paced yet steady · Handsome hero and beautiful heroine; both come from happy families; —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 An HR Diary HR日记 [A sharp and capable HR manager vs. a wise, deeply devoted CEO] [From a newcomer at a major corporation to a seasoned HR professional, this is a thoughtful look at how women can make their mark in the workplace! Career first, romance second, with a moving and realistic story free of melodrama. 1v1 + devoted to each other + workplace drama] What kind of people does the workplace need? Who can stay undefeated at work, and who will leave in disappointment? Su Yun and her husband, Xue Zhong, went fr 165Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 107 Reborn, I Only Want to Build My Career, but I Keep Finding True Love 重生后我只想搞事业，偏偏遇真爱 Rising from the ashes, she leaves old dreams behind. She devotes herself to business and breaks free of her confines. She never meant to fall in love, but love found her anyway, and both her career and romance flourish. That year, Su Wan was reborn with the regrets of her past life and vowed to escape her tragic fate and focus on building her career… “In my past life, I let love ruin everything. In this life, I’m chasing money and never looking back.” Drawing on her knowledge of the future, she 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The CEO's Personal Secretary 霸道总裁的贴身小秘书 As the CEO’s secretary, I wake up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog. I have to be on call twenty-four hours a day. Then one day, the CEO made an outrageous demand… 580Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The Accounting Game 账目游戏 A transfer of 400,000 yuan dragged me into the dirtiest power struggle of a wealthy family. Gu Wan said, “You belong to me.” Gu Chengye said, “If you don't help me, I'll destroy you.” He Man said, “All you need to do is obey.” Only Shen Yu said, “Don't die.” They weren't fighting over me, but over that ledger. And all I wanted was to get my life back. A double agent, carefully plotting every step. No golden finger, just an information advantage. She isn't anyone's pawn. She's the one who flips —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The System Wants Redemption? Then Send All the Powerhouses to Work 系统要救赎？那就派大佬都去打工 Meme humor, comedy, stress relief, mind-reading, everyone's favorite, a sweet little romance, no rivalry between women, and a coworker-speak mouthpiece. The early chapters have a rented-apartment feel. Su He transmigrates into a tragic romance novel as a disposable corporate drone who won't survive past chapter three, and gets bound to a rotten System that only dishes out creepy missions. The villain is being hunted, and the System tells her to save him with a rope, without touching him directly 21Reads—Score214d adds
- 111 Flowers Bloom in the Buckwheat Grove 荞林生花 [Reunion] + [Both Pure] + [Secret Crush] + [Career Growth] + [Supportive Lover] Shiyao Group, a publicly listed company in one of China's top-tier cities, held a campus recruitment drive at Jiang University. Su Qiaonan submitted her resume, thinking she might as well give it a try. There were too many competitors, so she hadn't expected much. Then, a month later, she received an offer. It was the only offer Shiyao made at Jiang University. After joining the company, she was entrusted with high h 11.8kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 112 Love Like a Sea of Stars 爱意如星海 [Clever, sharp-witted female executive × gentle, scheming company president] [One-on-one, love at first sight, falling deeper in love at their next meeting, happy ending] Shen Muqing only wanted to make money to pay for her mother's treatment and bring down her scumbag father. But somehow, she got involved with Ji Yancheng. Church doves don't kiss crows. She deliberately tried to keep her distance, until he cornered her against a wall and said, “I might be a more reliable choice than the men you 4.9kReads9.2Score58814d adds
- 113 Be Good, Stop Flirting! President Xie Loses Control and Kisses Secretary Li 乖，别乱撩！谢总失控诱吻黎秘书 [Bold, dazzling heiress VS sharp-tongued, scheming CEO | Two strong personalities flirting | Secret office marriage | Grown-up love] Everyone at the company knows Secretary Li is the only woman who dares to spill coffee on President Xie's suit. But no one knows she's also Mrs. Xie, the woman he pins to the bed by the waist late at night and calls “wife.” “Secretary Li, you're awfully bold. Do you think I won't punish you?” the man sneers, docking her year-end bonus. His gaze behind his gold-rimm 7.3kReads8.2Score59514d adds
- 114 One Day, We'll Meet Here 我们终将在此相遇 One is her moonlight, who gave her the warmest embrace in the darkest moment of her life. The other is her cinnabar mole; a merger brought the two of them together. Banking star Shen Ziqing travels abroad in pursuit of her dreams, seeking personal fulfillment and redemption. Time tells her that Xu Minglang's mark has long since penetrated to her very bones. The heads of two powerful families in the new era, Gu Ziyan and Xu Minglang, take over their family businesses, one reluctantly and the othe 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Gentle as Twilight, I Only Want You 暮色温柔，偏爱你 One chance collision at dusk brings Su Wanxing into Shen Zhiyan's world, completely disrupting his unchanging life. He is a cold, aloof business tycoon who controls everything, a rule-maker everyone fears. She is an insignificant, ordinary girl, a glimmer of starlight that unexpectedly enters his sight. Everyone knows Mr. Shen is detached and ascetic, and never makes exceptions for anyone. But when he meets Su Wanxing, every boundary gives way again and again, and every bit of tenderness is re 25Reads—Score314d adds
- 116 After Reading His Mind, I Got the CEO Wrapped Around My Finger 读心后，霸总被我拿捏了 Qi Wan is a chatty slacker at Die Shan Design, lounging around and munching sunflower seeds on the surface, while secretly possessing incredible talent. Xie Chi is a reclusive, mysterious boss who fears socializing but controls everything. She can hear his innermost thoughts, like the sound of his heartbeat: “If she comes any closer, I'm done for.” When colleagues dump work on her, directors try to suppress her, and her ex threatens her, she hits back with face-slapping comebacks. From plagiaris 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 117 Where Mountains Meet the Sea 樾见山海 Everyone at the company thinks Ran Qingyue and Yu Jianshan are rivals. On her first day, he rejected her proposal, so she turned around and held on to every candidate he wanted. Later, they gave presentations together, conducted due diligence, ferreted out moles, and worked on projects. Everyone then decided they were, at most, work partners. Until he said at an industry awards ceremony, "The first person I have to thank for this project's success is her." Later still, when he proposed, he ha 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 After My Pay Cut, I Decided to Ruin My Boss 降薪的我决定搞垮老板 [Surrounded by beautiful women] [Workplace power games] [Startups and making money] I caught the boss making out with his secretary in the stairwell. She didn’t panic. Instead, she leaned in with a smile and said, “Save the video. Don’t delete it.” I’m a company workhorse who’s been there for ten years. She’s the woman the boss brought back from a karaoke club. She wants Boss Wang Jianqiang’s money. I want his life. The boss’s wife dragged me into the pool and asked, “Do you have feelings for me 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Loving on the Circumference of Forgetting 在遗忘的圆周上相爱 A heroine who blows things up and a hero with mind-reading powers, reunited after a breakup + urban superpowers A master mind-reader who can control thoughts and emotions without anyone noticing, and a volatile girl whose temper can blow up an electric meter. Convinced he isn't human, she studies him in meticulous detail. He silently calls her an idiot as he cleans up every place she blows up. This love story, sparked by suspicion, is finally guided to its conclusion by trust. The heroine blows —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Secretary Jiang Drops the Act: She's Determined to Be the CEO's Wife 江秘书不装了，总裁夫人她当定了 [Powerful CEO + shameless mutual flirting + simmering tension + sweet romance + second male lead’s road to regret] Her fiancé was stolen from her, and her parents tried to marry her off to a divorced older man for an alliance. Jiang Lai was done pretending! This time, she took the initiative and went straight after the richest, most powerful man in Yuncheng! Everyone said Huo Chengjing, head of the Huo family, was off-limits. Jiang Lai was determined to flirt with him anyway. In public, she was 3.1kReads8.8Score27014d adds
- 121 Secretary Su, I'm Face-Blind, Not Blind 苏秘书，我是脸盲不是眼瞎 [Short drama now available] After her boyfriend cheated on her, Su Anxia went to a bar to drink her sorrows away. The next morning, she woke up in her boss's bed. Just as she was about to run, he caught her red-handed. Thinking quickly, Su Anxia pulled a bait-and-switch. Anyway, Huo Zhihuai is face-blind. He wouldn't recognize me even if I stood right in front of him. Who knew that their one-night stand wouldn't stay a one-night stand? The first time, Su Anxia thought fast. The second time, she 839Reads8.7Score11914d adds
- 122 I Got Pregnant by My Former Boss After Quitting 离职后我怀了前上司的孩子 As the CEO's executive secretary, Wei Yan has always been diligent and hardworking, earning a reputation as a model employee. But then, she accidentally gets pregnant by her boss! To protect her baby, she deliberately acts out until the cold-blooded devil finally kicks her out! Just as she hurries off to run away with the baby, the devil comes to his senses and drags her back! Wei Yan snaps, “I quit! This lady is done serving you!” Leng Yeting looks at her, then at the little bundle in her arms. 64Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 123 Su Yue’s Promotion 苏樾升职记 Throughout Su Yue's career, there were several people she could never leave out: One was the celebrity Jiang Yiyuan, who became her emotional anchor after she lost her parents, yet when he was assassinated, she was made the scapegoat and humiliated, then forced to resign; One was Xie Zhilei, the planning manager at Yishi Real Estate, who had made her take the blame. He shattered the once-innocent young woman she had been and drove her into a corner; One was Ye Qian, general manager of Housing Fa 77Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 124 The Young Lady Who Loves to Splash the Cash 爱撒钱的小姐姐 [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Irresistible Older Woman/Younger Man Dynamic + Rekindled Romance + Winning Her Back + Two Strong Leads + Younger Man] [Famous Private Equity Mogul vs. Secretary Who Can Be Both Adorable and Wolfish] By chance, Song Zhihan takes Feng Cheng, an investor’s son, under her wing as her secretary. From then on, the mighty Secretary Feng wreaks havoc throughout the company, picking fights with employees and throwing his weight around. Everyone is terrified of him and runs for 102Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 125 My Younger Boss Has Fallen for Me 年下上司心动了 Urban workplace + modern romance + younger man + both leads are sexually inexperienced and faithful + older unmarried secretary + marriage of convenience Yun Qinghe, an older unmarried secretary, clashes constantly with her eccentric younger boss, Mu Yunze. “Who said you could stay over at my place?” “Mr. Mu, you really think highly of yourself.” Who would have thought that the eccentric Mu Yunze would fall for Yun Qinghe without even realizing it as they spent time together? “Secretary Yun, hel 735Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 126 Wild and Irresistible! The Cold-Blooded Tycoon Dotes on His Wife 很野很欲！冷戾大佬宠妻忙 [Secret identity + a little heartbreak + groveling chase to win her back + both are faithful] [Glamorous, alluring rose of a beauty VS devoted, unwavering business tycoon] By day, she is his capable and efficient executive secretary. By night, she is his bewitching, tender bedmate. She thought she would be the exception for him. She even took the initiative and asked him to marry her. The man sneered. “This is just a game of bodies, not hearts. You actually took it seriously?” Later, his first l 754Reads7.3Score10014d adds
- 127 Marrying Up 高攀 At the company’s annual party, Qin Yan was egged on by her colleagues to share a cross-cupped toast with the young boss. As they drank, Qin Yan leaned closer to him. “What kind of reward does President Kun want?” The young boss narrowed his eyes and studied her. “When are you going to make our relationship official?” 627Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 128 My First Love, the CEO, or an AI Puppy Boy? 初恋总裁还是AI奶狗 [Not AI or web fiction. High-IQ mind games, steamy and intensely sweet, clear-headed heroine, four men competing for her, suspenseful and funny.] [The first volume will end in four more chapters. If there are enough comments, the author may write a second volume about married life.] A neuroscience PhD returns home and joins a pharmaceutical startup, where she gets both a free luxury home and an annual salary in the millions. The owner of the house asks her to test an AI robot, but she never expe 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Refusing to Marry Into a Rich Family: CEO Daddy, Let Me Go 拒当豪门媳：总裁爹地请放手 [Slow-burn romance] + [Love grows over time] + [Workplace romance] No characters lose their intelligence, and no one lets love cloud their judgment. They stay rational and clear-headed, but they must learn to endure loneliness. The heroine is a senior executive at a company. Helping the chairman's heir is one of her key performance targets. If he works hard and strives to improve, her career takes off. If he spends his time chasing cats and dogs, she ends up destitute. But just when she has made 103Reads—Score614d adds
- 130 After I Started Leaving on Time, the CEO Pursued Me Relentlessly 准点下班后，总裁对我穷追不舍 [Easygoing Secretary × Fussy CEO | Office Power Plays → A Sweet Courtship] Su Yao’s life motto: My salary pays for eight hours, and don’t bother me after work. Unfortunately, her boss, Lu Jinyan, is a workaholic. Late-night calls are the norm. One day, after leaving work right on time, Su Yao simply switched off her phone, giving the CEO his first taste of sheer frustration. From then on, Lu Jinyan began secretly keeping an eye on her, watching his little secretary mix cocktails, arrange flowers 250Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 131 Ten Miles of Red Finery: Not a Single Sedan Chair Can Be Left Behind 十里红妆：一抬都不能少 "Three million. Sign it." She replied with four words: "The shop is not for sale." Her grandmother had passed away, leaving behind a bridal finery shop, twelve volumes of manuscripts, and a grand sedan chair for a wedding procession, its gold leaf only half applied. Everyone urged her to take the money and leave. Only the lawyer told her, "The will says the shop goes to you. If you don't claim it within sixty days, it goes to someone else." So she went to claim it. When buying the shop didn't wo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 I Can't Keep Being a Doctor, So I'll Flirt with a Rich Businessman for Fun 医生当不下去，勾引个富商来玩玩 (The rating has only just opened, so it’ll go up!) Who says becoming a doctor can help you break through the class barrier and join the upper echelons of society? The only way Cheng Yizhi can change her current situation is to win the lottery, with a prize worth millions… As if winning the lottery were that easy. Until Cheng Yizhi meets Qi Zheng. Isn’t he basically a walking lottery ticket? Win him over, and wealth, fame, and a bright future are all within easy reach… A carefully planned seducti 1.9kReads8.5Score17914d adds
- 133 Sweet Romance: My Blind Date Turns Out to Be My Boss 甜宠：相亲对象竟是我的上司 [Wealthy family + CEO + sweet romance + workplace + marriage first, love later] Su Zichen was hailed by netizens as “Su the God,” a man untouched by worldly desires! Mu Xiaqi rubbed her aching lower back and seriously doubted the netizens had any sense. They clearly had no idea what Su Zichen was like at night! Scheming, reserved male lead VS soft, adorable, chuunibyou girl Scene One: At Su Zichen's first blind date, he met Mu Xiaqi, dressed like a young woman sent to the countryside in the 195 2.3kReads9.3Score28614d adds
- 134 Designing Love: My Dream Guy Insists We Get Married 设计爱情！男神非要跟我结婚 [A designer's workplace romance and daily life + women's workplace story + escaping a small town] [Sweet romance + one-on-one pairing + no angst + no misunderstandings + no golden finger + no face-slapping] [Scheming architectural designer + naive newcomer to the workplace] Architectural designer Lu Yuan is known in the industry as an irresistible dreamboat of a designer. Every project he designs becomes a hit, and people never stop talking about his work. But nobody could have guessed that behi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Secretary's Waist Is So Soft, Lord Fu, Be Gentle 秘书腰软，傅爷可要轻点疼 [A Secretary Who Can’t Handle Flirting * A Cunning, Domineering CEO * Sweet Romance] (Note: Kind words make good connections! The heroine I’ve written isn’t all-powerful like the heroines in other CEO romances. You could call her a Cinderella. The family she grew up in made her introverted, sensitive, and insecure. She has a soft heart, but she isn’t so helpless that she can’t look after herself. She’s smart, but after graduating, she struggles to find a place where her talents are valued. In a 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Beijing Dust, Held Close 京尘入怀 [The Ambitious Beauty’s Guide to Climbing the Ladder] | Female growth|Rags-to-riches comeback|Adult push and pull | Campus | Workplace | Jingbei Academy of Fine Arts, a prestigious institution where fame and fortune intertwine. Its students come from wealthy families. Shen Qingchen is the only one who has to make her way in with nothing. Born in a small city, with no connections or support, she is treated like a pawn in a power game. But she was never prey for others to manipulate. She has a hun 1.2kReads8.1Score10214d adds
- 137 She Knows How to Be Content 她知足常乐 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. He called her name: “Luo!” Perhaps they had been just a little short of fate. If she had met Jiang Jingjia first, instead of Chi Jingwei, would things have ended differently? That year, what happened by the sea had never once crossed her mind, until he appeared. Then those memories came rushing back, like wave after wave sweeping toward her. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Her Second Game: A Future Full of Promise 她的二次博弈：遥遥可期 An older, guiding lover, by your side every step of the way. A ten-year age gap. Love is a journey of healing, and a lighthouse that guides us as we grow. The best kind of love isn't rescue when you're down and out. It's walking side by side and helping each other become better versions of ourselves. She had been through a failed marriage. When love quietly began to appear, she was confused, retreated, hesitated, afraid, and too scared to take the leap... Shen Qiyu said, “Being good to you was n 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Love Comes Late in Autumn, So Speak with Care 谨言爱意晚来秋 [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + first love on campus + rekindled romance] [The heroine is clear-headed and focused on her career] [The hero has a long road ahead as he tries to win her back] The flutter of young love is warm and beautiful. If only that happiness could last, she might have had to work twenty years less. But life rarely goes as planned. Years later, that long-buried memory comes sweeping back. Mr. Wei: “Are you feeling better, Miss Ji?” Ji Wanqiu: “I wouldn’t ha 6Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 140 The Marriage Hunter: The Hunting Ground 金牌婚姻猎手：猎场 My name is Gu Shengnan. In the industry, they call me the “Marriage-Breaking Hunter”; my enemies call me the “Courtroom She-Devil.” My rules have always been simple and ruthless: I don’t care about justice. I care about winning. I’ve spent ten years specializing in divorce cases, and I’ve never lost. A housewife has been manipulated by her husband for eight years and left with nothing? I turn the tables for her and make the faithless man kneel as he signs away every last asset. A naive woman bel 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 From Dawn to Dusk 序时朝暮 [Bittersweet longing · emotional push and pull · redemption · devoted love] [Defiant illegitimate son from a powerful family × refined, secretly smoldering class valedictorian and good girl] [Founder of a designer toy IP × young screenwriter, sc] Six years without seeing each other, and then they meet again. Qi Li finally gets into bed with Qin Mingxu, just as she had always wanted. His incredible physique and looks are beside the point. It's his naturally fierce aura that makes him so devastati 4.5kReads8.4Score44814d adds
- 142 Help! The CEO Keeps Staring at My Lips 我好慌！霸总天天盯着我的唇看 [The short drama "Beauty Is a Bone-Carving Knife" is now streaming] Qu Tiange just wants to be a diligent, conscientious wage earner. She never expected the domineering CEO to mistake her for someone with designs on him. He: “Secretary Qu, are you trying to date me?” She: “President Qin, maybe you should just fire me?” He: “Admit it. You like me.” She: “I swear, I'm so done!” - At first, Qin Muhan searched everywhere for proof that Secretary Qu was in love with him. Only later did he realize he 770Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 143 Secretary Wen, Stop Flirting. President Gu Is Begging You to Take the Top Spot 温秘书别撩了，顾总跪求你上位 [Cool, aloof beauty who knows how to draw people in + scheming, possessive CEO + groveling pursuit + 1v1 + sweet romance] Wen Qingli had worked diligently by Gu Tingyao’s side for five years, never daring to entertain any improper thoughts. Then one night, a single mistake landed her in his bed. “Secretary Wen, find out who the woman from last night was.” Wen Qingli’s heart pounded with fear. “Yes, Mr. Gu.” She only wanted to keep the truth under wraps. She never expected him to corner her again 774Reads8.4Score10414d adds
- 144 A Promise Made in March, a Lifetime Together 三月成约，终生相随 He cut off her safety charm and kept it hidden for twelve years. In high school, he was an untouchable young master, and everyone thought he hated her. No one knew he secretly loved her and secretly protected her. Her boyfriend treated her like an ATM. For his sake, she sold herself and went to the man she hated most. But he had quietly followed her after her boyfriend deceived her, taking a blow from a bottle in her place and needing seven stitches. They each wear a handmade bracelet crafted by 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The CEO’s Secretly Married Employee 总裁的隐婚小职员 Lu Jingchen, the ruthless business tycoon feared across the internet, is cold, aloof, and in control of the city’s capital. Until one night at a lavish gala, when a young woman working there temporarily mistakes him for a miserable guy who’s just been dumped. Qin Qinghuan hands him a glass of orange juice and says earnestly: “Bro, if they say bye, just say bye. The next one will be even sweeter.” Because of that corny consolation, Lu Jingchen searches the entire internet for all 347 people named 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Perfectly Complementary 极致互补 [Short drama now streaming] [Emotion-led brand strategist Zhang Xinbei × rational investor Gao Jiawei] Modern romance / cerebral love / workplace maneuvering / mature push and pull A power couple who complement each other · One-on-one · Mutual salvation · (Those who mind a non-virgin heroine should proceed with caution. No rivalry between women, just a normal romance with sound values.) * She is a top-tier brand strategist who breaks through by understanding human nature; he is a capital markets 3.1kReads8.7Score34014d adds
- 147 I Called Off the Wedding and Chose Myself, but the Finance Mogul Took Me Home 退婚独美，却被金融大佬叼回了家 [Workplace fiction + two equally strong leads + sapiosexual romance + both leads are sexually inexperienced + happy ending] This is neither a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story nor a pure romance. The heroine's career and workplace life take center stage, so please don't read if that's not your thing. More than one man falls for her, but this is not a one-woman-many-men story. Lin Shu Qiao is a dynamic, capable venture capital director at Mingsheng Capital, equally skilled with words and action. 345Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 148 Above My Desk, Beneath My Heart 工位之上，心动之下 Above the Desk, Below the Heartbeat 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Love at First Sight, a Little Too Much 过分钟情 [Both leads are inexperienced in love + equally strong + sweet and pampering romance] The day Jiang Rao quit her job, she started working for the top-tier Huo Group. By a twist of fate, she moved into the CEO’s home on her very first day! But the CEO thought she had ulterior motives and was constantly on his guard... Ha! She just wanted to work hard and make a decent living! Then her awful parents learned she was earning money and came running to bleed her dry, using emotional manipulation to ma 2.5kReads9.0Score33014d adds
- 150 After Dumping the CEO, I Became the World’s Richest Through Investing 甩掉霸总后，我靠投资成世界首富 Ruan Shuran dumped Gu Jinshen, a man worth hundreds of billions, with the excuse, “Dating gets in the way of my career.” Gu Jinshen was furious. “You’ll regret this, woman!” But six months later, his former secretary had transformed into a hotshot investor, taking aim at several of his projects with pinpoint accuracy. Gu Jinshen cornered her outside her office building, his eyes bloodshot. “Ruan Shuran, did you do this on purpose?” She gave him a slight smile and handed him a partnership agreeme 2Reads—Score—14d adds
