Novels like Rose-Colored Glory
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- 1 Narcotics: The Dark River 缉毒：暗河 The case from 7/12 five years ago has always been a mystery. Cheng Ran will take everyone through the investigation from a different perspective. Come read my work on Tomato Novel, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Aiming Straight for the Heart 一箭箐心 [Gentle Kindergarten Teacher × Cold-Blooded Criminal Investigation Captain] Everyone on the criminal investigation team knew their cold-blooded captain, Chen Jing, had a sweet, gentle wife. The captain, who never took a day off, even made up all the leave he hadn't taken over the past few years. They often wondered how his sister-in-law could put up with his awful temper. That was until they saw the captain at a gathering, keeping his eyes on his wife the entire time, his gaze tender and full of 146Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 3 Transmigrating to the 1950s: The Cold Detective Captain Sets His Sights on Me and Wants to Marry 穿五零：被高冷刑警队长盯上扯证 Doctor + police detective + sweet romance + adorable child Yun Shu was a medical student in the modern era. After finally completing her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees and becoming an attending physician, she was stabbed to death right after finishing an operation. When she opened her eyes again, it was the 1950s. Her first problem was a fiancé who wanted to seize her family’s property, so she donated the house and moved away at once. She was grateful she had studied medicine in h 1.8kReads8.2Score22014d adds
- 4 The Disowned Heiress Finds a Detective Husband and a Life of Luxury 被弃千金，找个刑警老公是豪门 (The rating has just come out, so it’ll rise.) [Marriage first, love later + one-on-one, both leads are each other’s only ones + episodic cases + mystery] At the Civil Affairs Bureau, Sang Ning gets a call from her boyfriend’s mistress, who tells her she’s been cheated on for two years. Furious, Sang Ning grabs the handsome stranger beside her and asks, “Hey, want to get married?” They’re both down on their luck, so why not get married together? But only minutes after getting their marriage cert 8kReads7.5Score91314d adds
- 5 The Heavenly Lion 天狮 A new work is here! You can read my novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After the Internet Turned Against Her, She Married a Cold-Faced Police Officer 被全网黑后她和冷面警察结婚了 [Straightforward pursuit of love]+ [Love at first sight]+ [Older man]+ [Both leads are each other’s only one]+ [Happy ending] A beautiful, resilient, slightly goofy actress from the lower ranks of the industry & a super-masculine deputy chief of the criminal investigation squad Lin Qingyan When the plane landed in Nanqiao City, Lin Qingyan felt like her grandmother had tricked her. Where was the sky just like in a Miyazaki movie? Where were the simple, honest locals? The gloomy skies were one th 282Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 7 One Shot to Defuse the Bomb, My First-Class Merit Came from My Undercover Brother 一枪排爆，我的一等功是卧底兄弟送的 One Shot to Defuse a Bomb, My First-Class Merit Was a Gift from My Undercover Brother 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Flash-Marriage Partner Is a Big Shot in the Major Crimes Unit 闪婚对象是重案组大佬 I’m Lin Wan, an illustrator driven to the brink by a deranged stalker. At a blind date, I accepted a proposal from a stranger, just because he was the captain of the city’s serious crimes unit and his ID photo was so handsome it made my knees weak. On the first day of our whirlwind marriage, he left me outside the civil affairs bureau to go on a mission. On our wedding night, he slept in the study. Our WeChat chat history was nothing but replies like “Mm,” “Lock the door,” and “Busy.” My best f 1.4kReads8.4Score22714d adds
- 9 A Guilty Heart 心有罪 [Powerhouse + mutual salvation + secret identity + suspense + undercover agent] When they first met, she was a captive in a gang’s hands, a body meant to be harvested for organs at any moment. He was a heartless, cold-blooded lackey of the gang. She offered her body in exchange for help, begging him to save her. He coldly pushed her away. But from the moment he did, the scales of fate began to tip in her favor. She went from being a body marked for organ harvesting to the gang boss’s biological 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 You Are My Sea Dongqing 你是我的海东青 A sly, handsome special forces soldier VS an adorable, absentminded young reporter “Yu Shuo, you dragged me into this, so don’t even think about backing out.” “Kid, I belong to my country first. Everything else I have is yours.” Scattered islands will eventually find the sea. The journey is long, but so is the road ahead. 253Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 11 The Secret of a Quietly Stirring Heart 悄然心动的秘密 [Military marriage + sweet romance + blind dates + secret crush] Her cousin set her up on four blind dates, and every time, it was with the same man. She first heard the name Yu Chuang the year she graduated from college. The fourth time she heard it, she unexpectedly discovered that he was the very person who had once saved her life. Yu Chuang was her cousin’s neighbor, one of the well-connected families living in the same compound. Her parents were busy when she was little, so she practically 577Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 12 Team Leader Chi Is Up to No Good Again Today 池队今天又不正经了 [Redemption + winning her back + endless sweet indulgence + doting, fatherly boyfriend] X [Doctor An Le, sweet and gorgeous VS Captain Chi, a shameless kissing addict] Young Chi Yuan saved An Le. When they met again, An Le became Chi Yuan's only salvation. A car accident separated the two when they were young. Years later, when they met again, one of them claimed not to know the other. An Le was heartbroken, never imagining that the amnesiac Chi Yuan would fall for her at first sight. As they ke 118Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 13 My Love for Her Came to Nothing 恋她已成空 [Anti-drug undercover police officer × girl who lost her memory and voice after being abducted and sold] [Size difference + nine-year age gap + love that grows over time + intense push and pull + love of country] The doctor knows a little Chinese. In halting Chinese, he asks the girl before him, “What’s your name?” Chen Qingkong picks up a pen from the side and writes in the doctor’s little notebook. She lowers her head, rests her hand on the paper, and carefully writes each character. Through 100Reads8.2Score11214d adds
- 14 Military Marriage: The Ruthless General Is Once Again Wrapped Around His Charming Wife's Finger 军婚：活阎王今天又被俏军嫂拿捏 [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Marriage Before Love + Alternate History + Indulgent Romance] Li Chuan is a promising young senior officer in the Nancheng military district. He comes from a good family, earns a high salary, and is hailed as a rising military champion! But his fierce looks give him an intimidating air, earning him the nickname “Living Yama.” He can silence crying children and ward off evil spirits! For that very reason, he’s over thirty and still single. His personal life 2kReads8.8Score23814d adds
- 15 I'm a Rookie Cop. Surely Solving a Major Case Isn't Asking Too Much? 我，小警察，破个大案不过分吧？ [No System + No golden finger + Crime-solving prodigy + Photographic memory + Mind palace Rubik’s cube] There’s a romance!!! Has the vibe of a Hong Kong crime movie!!! The story branches into multiple plotlines after 100,000 words, and the cases get more complex!!! Female fan: “You’re a punk, you’re a bad boy, but damn, you’re handsome!!!” Station chief: “I knew it. Our little temple can’t hold a great deity like you!!!” Criminal police captain: “You must come from a rich family!!! But there’s a 362Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 16 The Police Captain's Special Affection: The Counselor's Kiss Is So Sweet 刑警队长的偏宠：辅导员的吻真甜 [Criminal police officer × Counselor] [Reunion after years apart] [Mutual devotion] [Unrequited love comes true] They meet again nine years later, outside a morgue at the Public Security Bureau. Something has happened to one of her students, and she’s on the verge of breaking down. Chen Zui stays by her side, his coat becoming her shelter from the storm. After that, he seems to be everywhere. When her apartment building catches fire, he finds her at the hospital in the middle of the night and 3.5kReads8.8Score51514d adds
- 17 Our Ten-Year Promise: Firefighter, I’m Here to Marry You 十年之约：消防哥哥，我来嫁你了 Our Ten-Year Promise: Firefighter, I’ve Come to Marry You 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Blood Wolf Special Forces Captain Has a Crush on Me 血狼特种部队队长喜欢我 The Captain of the Blood Wolf Special Forces Likes Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 My Secretly Married, Rugged Police Captain Loses Control After the Wedding 隐婚糙汉刑警队长，婚后他失了控 A tough, no-nonsense criminal police captain x a sweet, gentle forensic sketch artist [Marriage before love + gradual romance + everyday crime-solving + sweet romance + both virgins + one-on-one] On the day of her blind date, Wen Qingli meets her secret crush from her school days, Lu Zheng. With just two sentences, they settle on getting married right away. “Let's keep it private.” “Let's treat each other with respect and stay out of each other's business.” He's a cold, tough, ruggedly handsome 98.4kReads8.9Score12.3k14d adds
- 20 Dr. Wen Stopped Pursuing Him, and Captain Shen Panicked 温医生不追后沈队他急了 Wen Ran, an emergency room doctor, fell in love at first sight with Shen Yizhou, the captain of the criminal investigation team. She pursued him passionately, only to be coldly rejected. “My life can’t give you the stability you want.” His voice was icy. He turned away without seeing the tears in her eyes. She let go, and he panicked. When he saw her laughing and chatting with a male doctor, he clenched his fists. “This is a crime scene. Anyone not involved, leave.” She raised an eyebrow. “Capta 535Reads5.8Score10014d adds
- 21 Even in Uniform, She Makes Him Bow 戎装亦为她折腰 [A Devoted Couple + Sweet Military Romance + Mutual Healing + Happy Ending] [Glamorous, Starstruck Actress + Taciturn, Tough Army Officer] Also known as The Famous Actress Who Crossed a Thousand Miles to Find Her Husband, and, under yet another title, On Their Wedding Night, Young Master Fu Did Ten Sets of Military Calisthenics... Years ago, he was her drill instructor during military training. He was strict with her, and she hated him to the bone. Years later, she had become a famous actress an 1.2kReads8.4Score14314d adds
- 22 Meimei 眉眉 [Second-chance romance; realistic; nightclub owner x cool, celibate detective; the heroine isn't a virgin, the hero is; the heroine is a genuine player who used the hero and broke his heart; she pursues him, so skip this if that bothers you; also skip if you hold the heroine to high moral standards. The author is firmly on the heroine's side. Happy ending.] Jiang Meier owns an entertainment club. After the Public Security Bureau shut it down for prostitution, she was left with unpaid wages for h 933Reads8.7Score11314d adds
- 23 The Firefighter's Little One 消防员小朋友 [Short, sweet romance] [Sweet, innocent kindergarten teacher × proactive firefighter] [Both are inexperienced + love at first sight] Yu Tongtong does only three things every day: “eat, sleep, teach children.” Nan Xiao does only three things every day: “eat, sleep, work as a firefighter.” They had nothing in common, until an accident brought them together. He wants to lure her home, and from then on, she has a little firefighter of her own. 2.5kReads8.2Score51614d adds
- 24 Officer Shen, You're My Emergency Contact 沈警官，你是我的紧急联系人 Shen Lie (Jiang Chengyue) × Bian Lai [Stone-faced, iron-fisted criminal investigation captain × gentle, beautiful surgeon; she pursues him; healing romance + suspenseful love story + both are each other's first and remain faithful] Their first meeting: Bian Lai joined a medical team on a clinic tour along the Yundian border. Beneath the appearance of peace, countless dangers lurked. Somehow, Bian Lai was swept into a dangerous maelstrom, where she also met a man who would risk his life to protec 533Reads—Score10014d adds
- 25 As Long as You're Safe, My Police Officer 只要你平安，我的刑警先生 [Crime Investigation Romance / A Slow-Burning Love / Healing Each Other / Quietly Watching Over Her / Reunited After Years Apart] He has seen the darkest corners of this city, so better than anyone, he knows how hard it is to protect a single ray of light. She can paint every color in the world, yet she has never been able to paint the silent darkness in his eyes. Two people who had been lonely for far too long found a home in each other. For the first time, he learned that someone could be w 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 After Our Breakup, I Married a SWAT Officer Out of Spite, Only to Be Doted On 分手后赌气嫁给特警却被宠上天 [Both leads are chaste + Long-planned romance + Marriage first, love later] Turns out the boyfriend she’s been dating for six years is secretly a mama’s boy? Zhong Yingti promptly breaks up with him. With her heart in ashes, she’s pushed into a blind date. Her high school heartthrob, now a police officer, hasn’t seen her in years, but he thrusts a prostitution record in her face: “Your blind date has been arrested more than once.” The older blind date, who was honest but had little else to say, 44Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 27 Married First, Love Later: Captain Lu Falls for Her Tenderly 先婚后爱，陆队他温柔沦陷 Romance + suspense + deduction + psychology + crime-solving Su Yunning, a PhD in criminal psychology, is forced to go on a blind date. Sitting across from her is Lu Ze, a criminal investigation captain who was pressured into coming by his family too. One specializes in understanding the minds of criminals, while the other has cracked one bizarre case after another. They finish dinner in perfect unspoken harmony, both convinced they’ll never cross paths again. At first, they’re just going through 4.2kReads7.1Score60314d adds
- 28 My Online Romance Crashed: My Partner Is a Special Forces King 网恋翻车，对象是特种兵王 My Online Romance Went Horribly Wrong: My Partner Is a Special Forces Soldier 1.1kReads—Score3514d adds
- 29 Captain Fu, You're Under Arrest for Setting Hearts Ablaze 傅队，你涉嫌芳心纵火被逮捕了 [Roguish, ruthless police captain VS cool, captivating prosecutor] There wasn’t a case Captain Fu couldn’t solve, but there was someone he couldn’t win over. He’d been pursuing Prosecutor Shen, sweet-talking her and calling her “darling,” but after six years, he still hadn’t won her heart. He’d taken 99.9999 steps toward her, but she wouldn’t even take one step toward him. Then one day, he shut down the fishpond he’d kept just for her. She panicked!!! “Brother Chen, is your fishpond leaking??” F 523Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 30 The Road Home, Waiting for the Wind 归途，等风来 A mirror of the northern lands. When they first met, she was a doctor beneath a parasol tree, fighting evil and helping the good, while he was a special forces soldier on the brink of death. When they met again, she was trapped in a tiger's den, terrified and helpless. He was like a ray of warm sunshine, illuminating the thick fog that surrounded her in the darkness. 102Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 31 Reporting In, Instructor! You’re My Online Love 报告教官！网恋对象是您 Report, Instructor! My Online Dating Partner Is You 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Glimmer in the Daylight 白昼微光 [Aloof Detective vs. Proud Female Forensic Pathologist] Every lark, lonely beneath the moonlight, bears witness to the truth. One day, we will meet again in the faint light of day. 2.1kReads8.9Score14314d adds
- 33 My Neighbor Is a Police Officer 我的邻居是警察 A handsome, cool, devoted police captain × a beautiful, kindhearted doctor Sweet romance + both leads’ first love A chance encounter brought Gu Yanzhi not only a commendation, but also an introduction to Lu Zeyu. “Lu Zeyu?” His name was pretty interesting, so Gu Yanzhi nicknamed him Land, Sea, and Air. Lu Zeyu fell in love with Gu Yanzhi at first sight. To get closer to her, he even bought the house next door to hers. A police officer moved in next door, making the neighborhood safer. And someho 431Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 34 Reporting In, Sir: Your Online Love Is Here 报告先生，网恋对象已就位 Sir, your online dating match is here. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Lights Shine Across a Thousand Homes 万家灯火通明 Xu Yang attended the top-ranked police academy in the country, yet somehow always managed to finish his exams at the bottom of the class. There seemed to be more to it than met the eye. After a word from the principal, Xu Yang packed his things and reported to the municipal Public Security Bureau. By a twist of fate, he began his career as a criminal investigator. As he solved case after case, Xu Yang gradually came to understand what it meant to be a police officer. Many years later, someone as 3.3kReads8.4Score29414d adds
- 36 My One and Only 我的从一始终 [Main story complete] [Brave, confident surgeon x dark, rugged special forces soldier] [Heroine can be both sweet and cool; hero dotes on his wife] [Childhood friends #mutual secret crushes #reunion after a long separation] Wen Jinshu had imagined their reunion countless times, but she never thought they would meet again in an operating room. As she looked at the blood-soaked man on the operating table, Dr. Wen, whose hands never shook and who always stayed calm during surgery, found her hand tr 484Reads7.2Score10214d adds
- 37 After That Bewitching Night, Captain Song, Long Time No See 春色撩人那晚以后，宋队别来无恙 [Both leads are romantically inexperienced x He pursues her to win her back x Secret crush x Reunion after a long separation] * Seeing Lin Sangchu staring into space, Song Zhinian walked over. “Dr. Lin, can't sleep?” Lin Sangchu came back to her senses. “N-no... I'm going to bed now.” She stammered as she spoke and was just about to get into bed when another aftershock hit. Song Zhinian instinctively shielded her beneath him. They were so close that Lin Sangchu could clearly smell the dirt o 589Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 38 Veiling the Clouds and Shrouding the Sun 遮云蔽日 Dual male leads + criminal investigations + equally strong leads + episodic stories + mystery and crime-solving Zuo Shiyi, newly discharged from the military, meets Ke Jingcheng, the forensic team's sharpest-tongued member. The stories keep unfolding as the forensic chief runs his mouth and repeatedly gets himself into trouble. A dismemberment and a body dumped in a pond, a girl with her throat slit, a missing set of genitals, a woman showing up at the station in the middle of the night to repor 63Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 39 My Drill Instructor Husband Wants Three Kids 教官老公要我生三个娃 A handsome instructor who's cold on the outside but warm within × a wealthy girl with a sunny disposition Ji Xiaorou's name doesn't quite match her personality. She's not gentle at all, but she is certainly strict. They met on a train heading to Tibet. Little did they know that when university began, he would become her military training instructor. “Ji Xiaorou, what are you muttering about? Stand straight!” “Ji Xiaorou, step forward and lead the formation!” “Ji Xiaorou, your form is sloppy. Ext 590Reads8.8Score11214d adds
- 40 The Little Girl in the Criminal Investigator’s Family 刑警家的小丫头 Do two police officers in their thirties both have a thing for little girls? No, no. There are all kinds of little girls. Some seem sweet and obedient, but are actually very strong-minded~ Others seem lively and adorable, but are so blunt you'll hardly be able to stand it~ When an old bull goes up against tender young grass, it's anyone's guess who will win! 1kReads8.8Score22414d adds
- 41 Reporting In, Instructor: My Online Love Is Your Subordinate 报告教官，网恋对象是你手下2 Report, Instructor: My Online Dating Partner Is Your Subordinate 2 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Captain Mo, Stop Pretending. We Know You’ve Fallen for Her! 墨大队长别装了，知道你沦陷了！ When they first met nine years ago, she was like a beam of light that illuminated his world. Nine years later, she stepped into his world once more. Mo Chen considered himself a man with great self-control. Because of certain events, he had shut out everyone who tried to care for him. But he couldn’t stop himself from falling for Luo Xi as she drew closer. So they would just be friends. After Luo Xi got drunk, Mo Chen took her home. The next day, once she was sober, she confessed her feelings 671Reads8.8Score11314d adds
- 43 The Last Taillight of July 七月尾灯 [Revenge + Dark Romance + Bad Ending + Southeast Asia + Undercover Agent + Underworld Boss] Chen Shu died in Southeast Asia. To be precise, his name was Zhou Li. Jiang Lai had known Zhou Li for eight years. She learned his real name at his funeral… Only then did she realize that the name, identity, and job he'd told her about were all lies… Zhou Li never knew, not even at the moment of his death, that Jiang Lai had loved him for eight years. Even until the end, Jiang Lai never knew that, of al 530Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 44 My Heart 予怀 [Police officer x police officer] Two couples From childhood to youth, from youth to adulthood, is there someone you can have by your side as you journey through life? They met as children. The first time they saw each other, she chased after him, calling, “Brother Xiao An!” When they met again, she called him, “Song Huaian?” When they reunited, she said to him, “Hello, I’m Zuo You from the Lingchuan Special Police Team.” “When we were kids, I was always the one chasing after you. Now it’s your 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Addicted to Flirting with Him: Officer Shen's Little Enchantress Is Irresistible 撩他成瘾：沈警官的小妖精太诱人 [Flirty beauty blogger × serious, no-nonsense captain of the criminal police] [Secret crush becomes mutual love + reunion after a long separation + she pursues him + healing + both sexually inexperienced + slow-burn romance + 1v1] In all of Shen Yan’s twenty-seven years, he has always kept his composure, no matter what happened. The one exception was when it came to Wen Xin... The first strong drink Wen Xin ever had was with Shen Yan on her eighteenth birthday. Her face flushed, she sat at a low 474Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 46 Undercover 卧底 Undercover narcotics officer vs. kidnapped college student Rugged, roguish man x pretty, sweet girl Everyone thought the story began when Xia Mo was forced to stay by Zhou Jinyao's side as leverage, and Zhou Jinyao had no choice but to accept in order to gain their trust. Over time, the unfortunate Xia Mo fell for the tenderness and attentive care Zhou Jinyao gave her. Zhou Jinyao, too, began to fall for this girl who seemed fragile but was actually strong. But the truth is, their story really b 397Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 47 Report, Instructor! My Online Dating Partner Is One of Your Subordinates 报告教官！网恋对象是您手下 Reporting in, Instructor! My online girlfriend is one of your subordinates 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Undercover for Three Years, Identity Exposed: Police Issue Red Wanted Notice, Shoot on Sight 卧底三年身份暴露，警队发红色通缉令：就地击毙 After three years undercover, his identity is exposed. The police issue a red wanted notice: shoot on sight. 24Reads—Score114d adds
- 49 Falling in Love After Marrying the Policeman Brother First Is So Sweet 与警察哥哥先婚后爱好甜 On the night they register their marriage, Jing Yun goes to a karaoke bar with her best friend. They hire a few good-looking young men to sing with them, only for her new husband, Zhou Zhang, to raid the place with a team and arrest them in an anti-prostitution sweep… In the interrogation room, Jing Yun, whose retinas are partly detached, fails to recognize that the police officer questioning her is the very man she married that morning. She begs Zhou Zhang to help her “make the case disappear” 244Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 50 Report, Captain Song! Your Weiwei Has Arrived! 报告宋队！你的薇薇已送到！ [Delicate, gentle nurse with a soft heart and body × proud, calculating, fiercely loyal police officer] [Marriage first, love later + long-planned pursuit + age gap + sweet romance + doting love + mutual healing] Song Chengyue is a stalwart pillar of the police force, bold and untamed as a wolf. A heartthrob at the police academy, he is aloof and distant by nature. Yet during a mission to deal with an assault at a hospital, he did something unprecedented: he proposed to the hostage being held by 158Reads8.9Score—14d adds
